An 18-year-old young man died and another was seriously injured after a stabbing attack on the night of Saturday to Sunday in Niort. An investigation was opened by the prosecution.
An 18-year-old young man died and another was seriously injured after both were victims of a stabbing attack on the night of Saturday June 23 to Sunday June 24, writes the Niort prosecutor’s office in a press release. press release, confirming information from The New Republic.
The crime took place on Allée Jacques Coulais, in the Port-Boinot district, around three in the morning.
The firefighters intervened around 3 a.m. “a few minutes” after the tragedy, to try to help them. “Given the seriousness of their injuries”, the victims were transported to the Niort hospital center. In vain for one of the two men, whose death was noted around 4:30 a.m.
The other young person, also aged 18, underwent emergency surgery as his life-threatening condition was in jeopardy. “His condition remains serious at this stage, but stabilized,” specifies the public prosecutor, Julien Wattebled.
The Niort public prosecutor’s office immediately opened an investigation to “murder and attempted murder”, which was entrusted to the Interdepartmental Judicial Police Service of Poitiers and to the Niort police station.
Observations were made throughout the day on Sunday and investigations are continuing to precisely locate the crime scene and the circumstances of this tragedy.
“All means are being used to identify the author(s) of these acts and to understand their origin”, concludes the prosecutor. Anyone who has information is asked to contact 17 or 0549287200.