Overview
- The suspect, Olivier H., turned himself in to police in Pistoia, Italy, on Sunday evening, following a multi-day manhunt.
- He is accused of stabbing Aboubakar Cissé, a 23-year-old Malian worshipper, over 50 times in the Khadidja Mosque on April 25, filming the act and shouting islamophobic insults.
- Authorities are investigating the motive, with strong indications of an anti-Muslim hate crime, while also probing the suspect's mental state.
- French leaders, including President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister François Bayrou, condemned the attack as an act of religious hatred and pledged support to the Muslim community.
- The suspect, a French citizen of Bosnian descent with no prior criminal record, is expected to be extradited to France for prosecution.