A couple in their 80s unexpectedly defended themselves against a trio of criminals who attacked them in the street
Sunday August 28, an octogenarian couple was attacked during a walk at the end of the day. While the two elderly people were walking around 7:40 p.m. on the banks of the Seine in Choisy-le-Roi (Val-de-Marne), they were attacked in the middle of the street by three people. One of them threw herself directly on the husband, and tackled him to the ground in order to strike him with blows, thus opening his skull.
Neither one nor two the victim’s wife opened a very small Opinelwho acted as a keychain, and defended herself by giving several stab wounds in the left flank to the assailant who was on her husband.
The other two attackers abandon their accomplice stabbed by the old lady
Against all odds, the other two attackers instantly fled, not even trying to defend their accomplice stabbed by the octogenarian woman. During this time, passers-by arrested by the scene threw themselves on the aggressor remaining, then neutralized it while awaiting the arrival of help and the authorities.
Once the police and help arrived, the couple was taken care of and taken to the Henri Mondor hospital, located in Créteil (Val-de-Marne). Further examinations were able to confirm that the vital prognoses of the old couple were not engaged.
Attacker sentenced to three years in prison
On August 31, the defendant appeared for an immediate appearance for “theft with violence resulting in an ITT of more than 8 days” and “violence in a meeting and by a person in a state of obvious intoxication resulting in an ITT of ten days “. The trial ended with the conviction of the attackerwho was sentenced to three years in prison.
Subsequently, the investigation made it possible to confirm the self-defense of the octogenarian victim who had stabbed her husband’s attacker.