What happened on the night from Friday to Saturday rue de Belleville in Paris (XIXe)? Following a mysterious assault, a man was hospitalized at dawn at Bichat (XVIIIe) while his life was in danger. This Saturday morning, his health was still causing the most serious concerns.
According to our information, the victim received a stab wound to the throat. The rescuers, at the time of their intervention, feared that the carotid artery, which supplies blood to the brain, had been affected. Hence the seriousness of the injury.
The circumstances of this assault are currently quite unclear. The victim was discovered on the sidewalk of Boulevard de la Villette by a passerby who immediately called the fire department. While the man is being taken care of, the police crew that has just arrived on the scene is gathering the first elements. It is learned in particular that the assault did not take place on site but on Rue de Belleville, a street intersected by the boulevard. Two men are said to have attacked the victim.
No knife or traces of blood
Brawl or ambush? It’s not yet known. The officers walked down to Rue de Belleville and up to the presumed scene of the assault. No traces of blood were spotted. The knife was also not found.
The Paris public prosecutor’s office has seized the XIXe police station to conduct this investigation opened for voluntary violence in an organized group with a knife. In the first instance, the police will have to determine the identity of the victim who did not have any administrative papers on her. The study of the surveillance video will begin this weekend. No leads are currently being ruled out.
