In Tarn-et-Garonne, a wedding turned into a scene of horror for the future spouses, Saturday June 1, 2024. The father-in-law of the future groom stabbed him seven times. Released from the hospital this Monday, June 3, 2024, Philippe confides for the first time about the nightmare he experienced.
“He grabbed me by the head, I was facing him and he was hitting from behind all the time. I only had one idea, which was to protect Caroline because he wanted to take it from her”entrusts the future groom to France blue this Monday June 3, 2024, just released from the hospital.
Philippe was preparing to marry Caroline at the town hall of Faudoas, in Tarn-et-Garonne, when her father violently stabbed him. The father of the bride is now placed in pre-trial detention and indicted for attempted murder, according to France Bleu.
“I saw everything in fog”
Philippe returned home and found his partner. Both are still upset. The future husband was hit seven times, including a blow to the lung, a blow near the heart, and a blow near the aorta. “At one point, I saw myself leaving, I saw everything in a fog. I said to myself: I’m screwed! Well no, it wasn’t my day, it wasn’t my time”.
“I expected him to protest.”
According to the mayor, a former rugby player who did not hesitate to tackle the attacker, the father’s outburst would be linked to the age difference of the bride and groom. Philippe is 61 years old, Caroline 25. He could not have supported his daughter marrying a man of that age, and had, before the ceremony, warned the chosen one that he “would make a mess”.
“I expected him to contest, protest”continues Philippe at the microphone of France bleu but “we can’t imagine someone arriving with a knife in their back.” For his partner, Caroline, his father “went crazy” When “we have reached his level”.