Firefighters intervened during the night from Saturday to Sunday to rescue two young men aged 18 who were seriously injured by knives. They were discovered shortly after 3 a.m. allée Jacques Coulais, in the Port-Boinot district, indicates the public prosecutor of Niort in a press release, confirming information from our colleagues from The New Republic.
The second victim still in serious condition
The two victims were transported in absolute emergency to the Niort hospital center. One of them died at 4:30 a.m. The other victim underwent emergency surgery with a life-threatening condition. “His condition remains serious but stabilized at this stage,” specifies the prosecutor.
Investigation opened for murder
Observations were made this Sunday and investigations are continuing to determine the circumstances of the attack. “This is a brawl involving several people. One of them pulled out a knife which injured two people.“, one of which was fatal, a police source explained to AFP, specifying that the author(s) were still being sought. The Niort public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into murder and attempted murder, entrusted to the Poitiers Judicial Police.
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