A 22-year-old man was to be referred to the Rennes public prosecutor’s office on Saturday for acts of assault and rape against a woman last Thursday. The scene would have taken place in the early morning, around 5:30 a.m., while the woman was dropping off a relative at Rennes station, reports Europe 1 which reveals the affair.
The individual then allegedly entered his car by force and took the wheel of the vehicle. Stopping at an ATM, he allegedly forced his victim to withdraw 200 euros by threatening to kill her. Then he allegedly went outside Rennes, where he raped her in the back of the vehicle, before releasing her in the city center.
He allegedly tried to attack another woman
A few hours later, still at the wheel of the stolen vehicle, he allegedly attempted to attack another woman, a mother who had just left her children at school. She started screaming, putting the person to flight.
Arrested a few hours later, the suspect “born in 2001 in Mayotte”, “known to the judicial system”, was taken into custody, adds West France. The public prosecutor of Rennes, Philippe Astruc, must open a criminal judicial investigation.
The individual is reportedly known to the police for a sexual assault in 2022, Europe 1 reports. He has also been arrested for various offences in recent months.
