A homeless man was found dead after being hit in the head with a cinder block, the suspect wanted for several murders and under OQTF was arrested

The individual, who was the subject of an arrest warrant for attempted murder and murder, including that of a homeless man killed with a cinder block on the night of Monday to Tuesday, November 12 in Lyon (Rhône), was arrested this Tuesday at Toulon station (Var), confirmed The Parisian.

Woman violently attacked by suspect on train

It was several acts of violence committed against a woman on a train coming from Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône) which allowed the authorities to find the individual who was the subject of an arrest warrant. The 26-year-old woman, attacked shortly after the train left Marseille Saint-Charles station, alerted the controllers, who contacted police officers. The thirty-year-old allegedly punched him twice in the shoulder and side as well as a kick in the shin.

A “striking” match with the desired individual

Quickly identified by the authoritiesthe man – who was traveling without a transport ticket – was arrested after the train was stopped by the police, around 8 p.m.
The police then noted a striking match between the profile of the man and that of the accused. in the terrible attack on another homeless person in Rotterdam, on the night of November 4 to 5, who was also attacked with a concrete block. Initially announced dead, the victim was ultimately in a coma. A state which has not changed since the events, according to various Dutch sources. The 37-year-old victim “still fighting for life”indicated Tuesday By Telegraph.

Wanted for three other murders

An attack that he perpetrated again on the night of November 11 to 12 in Lyon (Rhône) where a homeless man was found deadt, killed with blows from a concrete block, including a fatal one to the head. A crime which was filmed once again by video surveillance and which would have taken place like that committed in the Netherlands, according to a source close to the case.

According to our colleagues, the man – who is subject to an obligation to leave French territory (OQTF) – is also wanted for three other murders in Évry (Essonne), Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin) and Dijon (Côte-d’Or). He was placed in police custody in Toulon, pending possible indictment.