The 24-year-old man, suspected of having stabbed a thirty-year-old in the back this Sunday morning, June 16, at the Nantes ferry terminal, is being questioned as part of a criminal investigation.
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The suspect is in police custody at the Nantes central police station, Place Waldeck-Rousseau. | JÉRÔME FOUQUET / WEST-FRANCE ARCHIVES
This Sunday evening, the violent attack that occurred a few hours earlier, near the Gare-Maritime tram stop, in Nantes, remains unexplained. The suspect’s hearing could only begin at the end of the day after long hours of sobering up. He had nearly 2 g of alcohol per liter of blood when he was arrested at the end of the night.
The victim stabbed in the back
The police found him around 6:30 a.m., not far from the scene of the incident and the victim, who had an impressive wound on his back. This 24-year-old suspect allegedly stabbed another 33-year-old man, who was sitting, probably after leaving a nightclub. Witnesses mention ” An altercation Who would have taken place upstream of this agreementif we “, indicates a police source. But everything remains unclear at the moment.
The knife found on him
Currently in police custody for attempted murder, the young man was found carrying a type knife Opinel bloody, stored in a bag. The victim is doing pretty well considering his injury. The 30-year-old was treated at the Nantes University Hospital with a four-centimeter-deep wound, sewn up with seven stitches. The investigation continues with a criminal classification. It is entrusted to police officers from the local judicial police service (SLPJ).
