Knife attack on a jogger in Gard: suspect arrested

A week after the violent knife attack on a jogger in Vergèze, in the Gard, a man was arrested, indicates the public prosecutor of Nîmes, Cécile Gensac, at Figaroconfirming the information ofObjective Gard .

Last Saturday, a 44-year-old woman was attacked with a knife while she was running in a park in Vergèze, located near Nîmes. He had surprised her from behind and injured her several times. After being taken care of by passers-by, the victim was rushed to hospital and his condition stabilized. In order to identify the attacker, the prosecution launched a call for witnesses.

An investigation for “attempted murder”

It is currently unknown whether it was this call for witnesses that led to the arrest of a 25-year-old suspect on Friday. The public prosecutor confirms that an individual is currently in police custody. In a press release, the magistrate specifies that it is “domiciled in the environment of the place where the facts were committed.»

An investigation was opened to “attempted murder» and entrusted to the research section of the Nîmes gendarmerie, “with the assistance of the Vauvert research brigade and the entire Gard departmental group».