Overview
- Authorities report the victim and the suspected assailant, a 53-year-old man, were sharing the same hospital room.
- The killing occurred on Wednesday in the early evening, with staff intervening but unable to resuscitate the victim.
- Investigators are working to establish the exact circumstances of the attack, according to the Saint-Malo prosecutor’s office.
- The suspect has not been placed in custody due to a medical condition deemed incompatible with such a measure and he remains in the hospital.
- A police source says the suspect may be homeless and placed in psychiatric isolation, a detail the prosecutor has not confirmed.