France: A suspect imprisoned after the murder of a man killed with a sword

A man suspected of murder and attempted murder with a sword in Palaiseau (Essonne) after a dispute over a house he was squatting, was indicted and placed in pre-trial detention on Sunday evening, said to AFP the Evry public prosecutor's office.

The events took place during the night from Friday to Saturday when three men forced their way into a pavilion, occupied by this man in his forties.

The three men are employees of a business manager, a recent purchaser of the house and who went to the house on Friday afternoon to ask the son of the former owners to leave the illegally occupied premises. In vain.

The broken front door

In the evening, after a drunken company meal organized by this business manager in his offices, these three employees, in a state of intoxication, decided to exfiltrate the squatter manu militari.

They drove to the scene, broke down the front door and broke down the door to the occupant's bedroom before hitting him while he was sleeping, injuring his face.

The latter then grabbed a standard saber and struck two of his attackers in the abdomen. The first died on the spot, the second, seriously injured, managed to escape with difficulty, while the third, unharmed, escaped and called the police.

The vital prognosis still engaged

Indicted for aggravated violence for having participated in the nocturnal expedition against the alleged perpetrator of the saber blows, he was indicted but released under judicial supervision.

When they arrived on the scene, agents from the Anti-Crime Brigade noted the death of one of the attackers.

The other seriously injured was hospitalized at Kremlin-Bicêtre (Val-de-Marne) where his vital prognosis was still in jeopardy on Sunday evening, the prosecution said.

A deep wound caused by a weapon compatible with the saber

The third attacker, the one who was spared by the saber blows, and the occupant of the accommodation, were placed in police custody, as was the business manager.

The latter's custody was lifted without any charges being brought against him, the public prosecutor said.

The autopsy carried out on the deceased victim revealed a deep wound caused by a weapon compatible with the saber found in the home, added the same source.

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