The facts took place two weeks ago in the 6th arrondissement of Lyon.
A man had knocked out an 84-year-old woman with a hammer before stealing her bag.
According to
Le Progrès
, the suspect was arrested on Tuesday June 7, and must be brought before the prosecution on Thursday.
On May 27, the octogenarian withdrew money from an ATM before returning to his building.
It was then that a man, who had been following her, hit her on the head with a hammer and stole her bag.
Hearing the cries of the lady, her granddaughter, living in the building, tried to come to her aid.
The assailant then struck her with a hammer on the head before fleeing, leaving the old lady unconscious until help arrived.
The suspect found in Saint-Genis-Laval
The grandmother spent a week in the hospital, suffering from cranial and facial trauma, leading to fifteen days of ITT.
Her granddaughter was treated for a head wound.
It was finally thanks to the surveillance videos of a neighboring business that the trace of the attacker was found.
Located in the town of Saint-Genis-Laval, the 51-year-old man was arrested last Tuesday.
The hammer was also found in his vehicle.
The suspect was already known to the police for similar facts.
He had been imprisoned for assaulting a woman who had just won 11,000 euros at the casino.
The suspect will be presented in court on Thursday for theft with violence resulting in an ITT of more than eight days, and violence with the use of a weapon followed by incapacity not exceeding eight days.
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