Perpignan: a woman kills her father with a knife and defends herself

Europe 1 with AFP 9:50 p.m., August 11, 2022

A 28-year-old woman attacked her parents with a knife on Thursday in Perpignan, killing her father and injuring her mother before defending herself, we learned from a source close to the investigation.

An investigation has been opened for "murder" and "attempted murder", confirmed the Pyrénées-Orientales prosecutor's office to AFP.

The vital prognosis of the mother is not engaged

Shortly before noon on Thursday, the victims' daughter, during a crisis believed to be linked to a psychiatric history, stabbed her parents several times, fatally wounding her 70-year-old father and injuring her 66-year-old mother. years, whose vital prognosis is not engaged, according to a source close to the investigation.

She then threw herself out of the window from the second floor of this apartment in the center of Perpignan, where her two-month-old son was also, we learn from the same source.

Injured, she was evacuated to Perpignan hospital, as were her mother and her son, who was also injured.

The murder weapon, a knife, was found at the scene and seized by the police.

The companion of the mother of the family was heard by the police, who were able to establish that he was not in the accommodation at the time of the events.