Attack at Lyon station: custody of man indicted lifted for psychiatric reasons: Femme Actuelle Le MAG

Saturday February 3, 2024, before 8 a.m., a man, armed with a hammer and a knife, attacked three people: a man with a life-threatening abdominal injury, and two people slightly injured. A few minutes before attacking the travelers, the man set fire to his own backpack. He was quickly brought under control in his attack thanks to an SNCF security agent. The man was then arrested by the police and taken into custody.as reported The Parisian, the same day. Still according to the daily, in an article dated February 4, 2024, citing information revealed by the Paris prosecutor’s office, the man was released from police custody.

Indeed, the psychiatric state was estimated “incompatible with the constraint measure“, during his treatment by the psychiatric infirmary of the police headquarters. Aged 32, the man was able to present identity papers and was in possession of treatment with antipsychotics, antiepileptics and a ticket mentioning an appointment in a psychiatric establishment in Turin. Of Malian nationality, he had an Italian residence permit that was still valid, allowing him to move freely in Europe, as confirmed by the police prefect, Laurent Nuñez. During his arrest and his custody, the man was able to speak about his actions and confirmed the wish to “kill people“. He would have come to France to “commit his act“, he explained to the police.

An ongoing investigation

As part of an investigation opened for attempted homicide, the Paris prosecutor’s office has made it official that several witnesses were being interviewed and that the man’s telephone data was being analyzed, as were video surveillance images from Lyon station. “As we speak, there is no evidence to suggest that this is a terrorist act.“, also specified Laurent Nuñez. In the first hours following this attack, Gérald Darmanin tweeted: “This morning at Gare de Lyon, an individual injured 3 people with a knife before being arrested. One person is seriously injured. Two others are more lightly. They were taken care of by the emergency services. Thanks to those who controlled the perpetrator of this unbearable act“.