A 58-year-old man died after a knife attack in Marcq-en-Baroeul, in the North. A suspect was arrested.
He was simply out walking a friend's dog. A 58-year-old man was stabbed in the chest on Sunday November 10 in Marcq-en-Barœul, near Lille, in the North. “A passerby was the target of a stabbing in a parking lot, for no reason” according to the first elements of the investigation, indicated a police source to AFP, cited by TF1 info. He died from his injuries.
The events took place early in the evening. After watching the LOSC football match with a friend, the victim decided to walk the dog, a Malinois, alone. Arriving on the towpath along the Roubaix canal, not far from a Burger King, the man allegedly encountered his attacker. “Around 5:50 p.m., a person who had stolen a knife from a nearby store fatally stabbed the victim. An emergency doctor who was jogging tried to resuscitate the person without success,” explained Bernard Gérard, mayor of Marcq-en- Barœul, cites France 3 Hauts-de-France.
The suspect is believed to be a homeless person
“It’s a terrible tragedy. It’s also something incomprehensible given the state of knowledge of the facts,” he confided. At this time, we do not know the motive for the attack. The attack so far appears to be a gratuitous act. A suspect was arrested and taken into custody. Shortly before the attack, he allegedly stole a knife from a nearby furniture and decoration store. According to the police source, the attacker is a homeless person. The suspect has not yet been able to give viable testimony due to his condition.
