A 24-year-old Syrian man with a heavy psychiatric history killed his 57-year-old father with a knife overnight from Saturday to Sunday in Metz.
A 24-year-old Syrian man with a heavy psychiatric history stabbed his 57-year-old father to death overnight from Saturday to Sunday in Metz, we learned from concordant sources. “A young man killed his father with knives, in a rather heavy psychiatric context”, indicated to AFP the prefecture of Moselle, evoking “an intra-family drama”.
For its part, the Metz prosecutor’s office, in charge of the investigation, specified that “a stabbing murder took place last night in Metz” and that “the investigations are still in progress”. “Shortly before 4 a.m., a man stabbed his father to death. He was overpowered by his brothers,” said a police source.
The five brothers and sisters of the alleged perpetrator were taken care of in relative emergency by the firefighters for gashes. Known and monitored for schizophrenia, the alleged perpetrator was placed in police custody. The facts took place in the Borny district east of Metz where this family of Syrian origin lives, added the prefecture.