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A woman has just been stabbed in the area of Matabiau station in Toulouse. This prostitute was allegedly attacked by a client already convicted of murder. His days are endangered. The suspect was quickly arrested by the police.
A very violent attack has just taken place in the middle of the street, in Toulouse, a stone’s throw from the Capitol where the people of Toulouse are celebrating the Stadium’s victory in the Champions Cup. Shortly before 6 p.m., residents of Place Belfort witnessed a surreal scene.
They saw a woman running behind a man. “She had blood on her clothes and her face. She was staggering, we didn’t know what she wanted,” confides a resident of rue Denfert Rochereau.
Despite an impressive throat wound, the victim found the strength to call for help. When the Smur arrived, this 57-year-old woman took refuge in a building. She quickly explained that she had been attacked by a customer. According to this prostitute, this individual did not want to pay, he grabbed a knife before striking her twice in the throat. When she finished giving her version of the facts, the victim collapsed. She was taken to hospital in serious condition. His life is in danger.
Suspect already sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder
A few minutes after this violent attack, a police force also went to the scene. The police found the murder weapon. Then these officials went looking for the fugitive. “He’s a homeless person who comes here from time to time. He drinks a lot. He’s very strange,” adds a witness, interviewed this Sunday.
The police managed to arrest this suspect an hour later. This 45-year-old man is already known to the courts for having killed a prostitute in 2009 with around twenty stab wounds. Defended, at the time, by Messrs Alexandre Martin and Alexandre Parra-Bruguière, he was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment. This Sunday evening, when he was arrested, this forty-year-old did not seem to be in a normal state. Is the one who is described as a “drug addict” by the neighborhood the author of this attack? Will he be able to explain the reasons for this action while in police custody? Police officers from the Territorial Crime Division are responsible for the investigation. This Sunday evening, forensic experts are still on the scene to collect as many clues as possible.
