"The suspect in the stabbing of three women in the Paris metro has been released from custody and moved to a psychiatric hospital, prosecutors said Saturday. The man was arrested suspected of stabbing three women in the Paris metro on Friday as the capital's end-of-year festivities were in full swing. The three victims were attacked at three different locations along the Line 3 metro track that runs across central Paris. They were injured, but not critically."
"Continued police custody was not appropriate for the suspect because it is "considered incompatible with the state of his health", the prosecutors' office told AFP. Police had used surveillance-camera footage and mobile-tracking tools to locate the 25-year-old suspect in the Val d'Oise region north of Paris. Transport police had opened an investigation into attempted homicide and assault with a weapon. The interior ministry said the man was a Malian citizen imprisoned in January 2024 for aggravated theft and sexual assault."
"The man had been placed in an administrative detention centre but failure to obtain a consular travel document required for his deportation had meant he was released after 90 days, as required by law, the statement said. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez last week called for "maximum vigilance" during the festive season in a message to senior officials due to what he said was a "very high level of the terrorist threat"."
A 25-year-old man suspected of stabbing three women on Paris Line 3 metro was arrested after surveillance footage and mobile-tracking located him in Val d'Oise. The three victims were attacked at separate locations and were injured but not critically. Prosecutors said continued police custody was incompatible with the suspect's health and he was transferred to a psychiatric hospital. Transport police opened an investigation into attempted homicide and assault with a weapon. The interior ministry said the man, a Malian citizen, had been imprisoned in January 2024 and released after administrative detention due to failure to obtain a consular travel document. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez called for maximum vigilance and attention to public transport security.
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