The 47-year-old victim could not be revived and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A survey forvoluntary homicidewas opened after the death of a 47-year-old woman, who was stabbed to death in the middle of the street early Sunday morning as she was leaving for work, announced the public prosecutor of Nantes. The victim isquickly fell unconscious then in cardiorespiratory arrest when help arrived“, say the firefighters. She could not be revived and was pronounced dead at the scene, they said in a statement.
The suspect fled, according to witnesses who attended the attack, which occurred for an as yet undetermined reason, said prosecutor Renaud Gaudeul during a press briefing. According to the magistrate, the victim is a cleaning lady in a health establishment. “She had just left her home in the immediate vicinity of the scene of the attack and was on her way to work.“, he explained. The body of the victim presentsalmost a dozen sharp wounds on the upper bodyadded the prosecutor.
Three weeks after a rape in the center of Nantes
The mayor of Nantes, Johanna Rolland (PS), confirmed “the death of a woman in Bellevue after stabbing this (Sunday) morning“. “I am in constant contact with the @Prefet44 and the Public Prosecutor. Everything is being done to find the perpetrator of this appalling crime.“, assured Ms. Rolland on Twitter, addressing “all (his) support for the family and loved ones of the victim“.
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The homicide occurred three weeks after the September 24 rape of a 40-year-old woman in downtown Nantes, sparking a debate over the city’s security. These last facts had occurred on a Saturday a little before 06:00 on the island of Nantes, near the yellow crane. The victim said she was going to a friend’s house when she was assaulted. In this case, two men of Sudanese nationality were implicated and imprisoned.
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