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☆ Annecy knife attack: French prosecutor opens judicial investigation into charges of 'attempted murder' against suspect
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Pierre Meilhan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The suspect in the knife attack in the French alpine town of Annecy that left four children and two men injured is facing attempted murder charges, prosecutors say. He did not wish to speak to the judges,” Line Bonnet-Mathis, Annecy’s Public Prosecutor said. The man is said to be married, with one child, and arrived in France from Sweden in 2022. Some told officials that they heard the attacker “mention his wife and daughter and pronounce the name Jesus Christ,” the prosecutor said. Two of the children are French, one is British and one Dutch.

Persons: –, “, Mathis, Jesus Christ, ”, Emmanuel Macron, Henri Organizations: CNN, Authorities, Annecy’s, BFMTV Locations: Annecy, France, Sweden, British

☆ Annecy Stabbings Lead to Charges Against Syrian Refugee
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Aurelien Breeden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A homeless Syrian man in his 30s was charged with attempted murder and detained in France on Saturday in connection with a violent stabbing attack this past week that injured two adults and four young children, a prosecutor said. There was no indication that the attack was an act of terrorism, said Line Bonnet-Mathis, the public prosecutor in Annecy, the southeastern French city where the attack unfolded on Thursday. The attacker, now in custody, has also been charged with resisting arrest with a weapon. Bystanders, including a so-called backpack hero, chased the man before police officers arrested him. Witnesses heard him mention his ex-wife, his daughter and Jesus Christ during the assault, the prosecutor added.

Persons: Mathis, lunging, Bonnet, Witnesses, Jesus Christ Locations: France, Annecy, French, Sweden

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