Man's throat slit in Marseille prison: bowl used in attack

A prisoner at the Baumettes prison in Marseille has & was slaughtered by a fellow prisoner.

A prisoner at the Baumettes prison, a penitentiary located in the 9th arrondissement of Marseille, has & ;was very violently attacked on the night of Wednesday 9th to Thursday 10th October. The man & was slaughtered by his cellmate, according to information from BFMTV, confirmed this morning by the Minister of Justice,the antennas of the continuous news channel.

A police source informed the newspaper Valeurs current evidence that the suspect used a broken porcelain bowl as a weapon. With a sharp piece, the man allegedly ;”almost decapitated”. The newspaper adds that according to its sources, the “man died on the spot”.

The accused, who 39;would be called Abdelhalim M., and who would be aged 25, was taken to the police station in ;Police Marseille Evêché to explain this crime of great violence.