Toulouse: a stone's throw from the celebrating Capitol, a man attacks a prostitute with a knife whom he refused to pay

C'est place Belfort, non loin du Capitole, que les faits se sont produits. Capture d'écran Google Maps

According to our colleagues at the Dispatch, the victim was hospitalized in serious condition. The suspect was arrested.

It’s a surreal scene described by our colleagues at La Dépêche. A drama unfolded a few streets from the Place du Capitole, just as the people of Toulouse were preparing to celebrate the heroes of Stade Toulousain, who had returned from London with the European Rugby Cup. .

Around 6 p.m., Place de Belfort, a 57-year-old woman was violently attacked with two stab wounds to the throat. Seriously injured and bleeding, she found the strength to take refuge in a building, call for help and explain what had just happened to her. A prostitute, she had just spent some time with the individual, but he refused to pay her and fled after attacking her.

According to La Dépêche, the police, quickly on site, took only a few minutes to find the author of the stabbings. A drug addict and already sentenced in the past to 20 years in prison, he was arrested and placed in police custody. The victim was hospitalized in critical condition. His life would be in danger.