Overview

• In Brittany, a 38-year-old suspect who fatally stabbed his ex-partner and threatened gendarmes with a machete was shot dead after ignoring taser warnings, with the victim’s autopsy under way.
• In Montreuil, a 33-year-old migrant who surrendered for killing his compatriot with a hammer had his custody suspended for compulsory psychiatric hospitalization pending further evaluation.
• The Villeneuve-de-Marc assault on Mayor Gilles Dussault led to a mis en examen for attempted murder on a person in authority and the suspect’s remand in custody.
• At Le Havre, prosecutors opened a murder inquiry and requested pre-trial detention for the young adult arrested carrying a bloodstained knife after the fatal stabbing of a 51-year-old man.
• Rising counts of blade violence, femicides and assaults on elected officials have spurred coordinated law-enforcement interventions and accelerated judicial procedures.