ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE The attack could be linked to the drug trafficking that is rampant in the neighborhood
Illustration of police officers in the Blosne district of Rennes. — J. Gicquel/20 Minutes
A violent attack took place on Tuesday evening in the working-class district of Blosne near the city. Rennes, we learned from the public prosecutor, confirming information from Ouest-France. A little after 8 p.m., the firefighters intervened at 2, allée d’ a 54-year-old man who had just been beaten up. several stab wounds in front of his building.
Seriously injured, particularly in the thorax, he was transported at the CHU Pontchaillou where he was operated this Wednesday morning. “His life no longer seems to be in danger,” said Philippe Astruc.
The victim still not heard
An investigation; criminal you, entrusted to the judicial police, was open for attempted murder. According to the prosecutor, the victim had an altercation with two people. “It could be related to the narcotics traffic in this area, but it’s not just” At this stage this point has not been established with certainty, the state of the victim not having yet allowed his hearing,” he specifies.
No suspects ;a for now has been arrested in this case.