Woman in Critical Condition After Stabbing in Hayange, Suspect at Large
The victim, attacked by her ex-partner in a public space, remains hospitalized as authorities search for the suspect with a history of criminal offenses.
- A 28-year-old woman, Alexandra L., was stabbed 14 times, including in the face, by her ex-partner on February 20 in Hayange, Moselle.
- The incident occurred in broad daylight near a supermarket, with surveillance footage capturing the suspect approaching the victim before the attack.
- A bystander who attempted to intervene was also injured but is not in critical condition; he is being treated at a local hospital.
- The suspect, Iordan N., a 39-year-old Romanian national with a criminal record, is under an active search warrant and was subject to an order to leave France (OQTF).
- Authorities have opened an investigation for attempted murder, with the victim previously filing complaints against the suspect for threats and violence.
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