The accused, a 37-year-old Tunisian, was arrested just after the commission of the facts, on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday January 22, at Rambla des Calissons in the Grisettes district of Montpellier.
During a patrol in the Grisettes district of Montpellier, a crew of municipal police officers witnessed a violent altercation between two individuals at number 107 of the Rambla des Calissons, on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday January 22 around 12:30 a.m.
When they wanted to intervene to calm things down by activating their flashing lights, they saw one of the two protagonists collapse to the ground, unconscious.
A puncture wound in the chest
In this case, a 45-year-old man, apparently homeless, who did not survive his serious injuries despite rapid treatment. “The victim showed traces of lacerations and blows to the face as well as at least one puncture wound to the chest. A cardiac massage was carried out by the police and then by the Samu, to no avail. He was pronounced dead at 1:20 a.m.indicates the public prosecutor Fabrice Bélargent.
According to our information, the examination of the body carried out on site by the forensic doctor finally revealed four centimeter-sized wounds in the left thorax. The victim also had a significant amount of blood on his face and particularly his mouth. An autopsy was ordered by the prosecution.
-1.6 g of alcohol in the blood
Immediately after inflicting these fatal injuries, the attacker ran away. During the chase, which lasted only a few moments, he got rid of a knife which the municipal police recovered and handed over to the night bin. Caught and arrested, the suspect had a blood alcohol level of 1.6 g as well as a wound on his scalp.
According to our information, he is a 37-year-old Tunisian, in an irregular situation on the national territory, who was first placed in a sobering up cell before being able to be questioned in police custody. And Fabrice Bélargent clarified that the person concerned had “already been convicted on several occasions, notably for drug trafficking and remaining in the country despite a judicial ban”.
Investigations, carried out by police officers from the local judicial police service, are continuing.
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