In the case of the knife attack which left two people injured, including one seriously on Tuesday evening in Denain, we learned from a police source this Wednesday that the accused is a foreigner without papers or a residence permit, of Moroccan nationality according to him, aged around twenty.
He justified his attack on two Uber Eats delivery men on Tuesday around 8:15 p.m. in an attempt to steal their cell phones and a scooter. The two couriers tried to push him away with their helmets but the individual injured them with a large butcher knife.
Arrested around 11 p.m. in a squat
Concerning the state of health of the victims, both were transported in serious condition to hospital, one in Denain, the other in Valenciennes. One of the two individuals received multiple blows, including one in the throat, he was operated on and saved at the last minute. The other victim must undergo an intervention at SOS Mains this Wednesday.
Armed with his description via video surveillance images transmitted by the Denain municipal police, BAC police officers arrested the perpetrator in a squat in the town center of Denain, around 11 p.m. He is still in police custody this Wednesday afternoon.
