Overview
- A 39-year-old man died from multiple stab wounds while being transported to hospital after an attack in Saint-Bonnet-le-Château overnight from Friday to Saturday.
- His 23-year-old partner was wounded in the groin and treated without life-threatening injuries, according to the gendarmerie.
- A 46-year-old man has been placed under formal investigation for murder and attempted murder and incarcerated at La Talaudière, the Saint-Étienne prosecutor said.
- The stabbing allegedly occurred around 1:50 a.m. on the landing of the suspect’s apartment after tensions that began earlier in a bar continued online.
- An off-duty BAC police officer who is a volunteer firefighter arrived first, aided the victims, and kept the suspect from leaving until the gendarmerie arrived.