Overview

• The Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal declared 23-year-old Mohamed L. criminally irresponsible for the May 10, 2022 stabbing of military doctor Alban Gervaise near a Catholic school in Marseille.
• Three psychiatric evaluations found Mohamed L. experienced an acute psychotic episode tied to a possible onset of schizophrenia and tested positive for cannabis during his custody.
• Mohamed L. will not stand trial but will remain hospitalized under judicial constraint until two psychiatric experts authorize any release.
• He has been transferred among high-security psychiatric units since August 2022 and was previously moved after attempting to assault a prison guard.
• Christelle Gervaise has publicly expressed concern over the open-ended nature of his detention and the risk that he could reoffend if discharged.