A 25-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in Villeurbanne for having violently attacked “without apparent reason” four people in the Doua district. One of them, a 70-year-old woman, is currently in a state of “absolute emergency”, indicates the Lyon prosecutor’s office confirming information from Progress. The latter opened an investigation for “attempted assassination”.
The septuagenarian was found unconscious on the road around 6 p.m., near a gas station. Hit in the face, she suffers from cerebral oedema. The suspect allegedly strangled her with “bare hands” after being turned away from the establishment. The individual who wore a djellaba, according to the regional daily, would have had an altercation with the manager for reasons still unknown.
Random strangled victims
Furious, the man came out into the street to randomly attack his victims. In total, four people “simply passing by or having tried to intervene during the attacks” were strangled and threatened with death.
Arrested in the process, the young man was taken into custody. Investigations are continuing to determine the exact circumstances of the facts. According Progressthe terrorist track is not retained, that of the gesture of an unbalanced person is privileged.