A French tourist died near Rabat, Morocco. She was attacked, like her husband, by an “unbalanced”, indicated in the night from Monday to Tuesday the director of the hospital where the two victims had been transferred.
This octogenarian woman “died of a head trauma. Her husband, also in his 80s, is in stable condition. He arrived conscious at the hospital, ”said Dr. Leïla Derfoufi. No reason was provided for this attack.
An attack “for no apparent reason”
“It’s a couple. The woman, born in 1940, unfortunately passed away. She arrived already dead at the hospital. We are very disappointed not to have been able to save her”, regretted the director of the Moulay Youssel hospital in Rabat. According to local authorities, the couple had been seriously injured after being attacked with stones on Monday in Moulay Bousselham, in the province of Kenitra.
An individual showing “signs of mental imbalance” was arrested and taken into custody by the local gendarmerie, authorities added. According to initial information, the man “attacked the two tourists for no apparent reason with the help of stones, causing them injuries of various severity”, added the same source, without further details. An investigation is underway under the supervision of the prosecution.