Annecy attack: the vital prognosis of the victims is no longer engaged, the suspect taken into custody

None of the four children and two adults victims of the knife attack committed Thursday in Annecy (Haute-Savoie) has its vital prognosis engaged, said Saturday, June 10, the prosecutor Line Bonnet, at a press conference during which she announced the indictment and the placement in provisional detention of the suspect.

French prosecutor Line Bonnet (right) and judicial police director Damien Delaby (left) at a press conference in Annecy on June 10, 2023 following a massive stabbing attack in an Annecy park. AFP - JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK

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To this day, none has a life-threatening prognosis. The four children are still hospitalized to this day," she said. One of the two adults was able to return home and the other is expected to leave the hospital where he is being treated in the coming days.

Excerpt from the press conference of Line Bonnet-Mathis, prosecutor of Annecy

Jeanne Richard

The magistrate also returned to the fate of the man arrested in the wake of this attack, announcing that he had been indicted and placed in pre-trial detention and that he had remained silent throughout his police custody as well as during his appearance before the judges.

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The Annecy prosecutor's office has opened a judicial investigation for attempted murder and rebellion with a weapon, "said Line Bonnet and the suspect was indicted in the morning of Saturday for these two charges and placed in provisional detention after his presentation before a judge of freedoms.

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No information on the assailant's motives

The accused is a Syrian national and was born in 1991, the prosecutor said. According to the information at his disposal, he arrived in France in October 2022 after passing through Italy and Switzerland. He previously lived in Sweden, where he moved in 2013 from Turkey.

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As it stands, it is premature to make an assessment of the reasons for this act. " said Line Bonnet, recalling that he had not made any statement during the various interrogations he underwent. Blood tests for narcotics and alcohol were negative.

She also confirmed that witnesses had heard him refer to his ex-wife and daughter who remained in Sweden and say "Jesus Christ". During his arrest, he was found in possession of two Christian images, a cross he was wearing around his neck.

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with Reuters)

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