Passerby stabbed “for no reason” in the North, what we know

A 58-year-old man died after a knife attack in Marcq-en-Baroeul, in the North. A suspect has been arrested.

He had simply gone out to walk a friend's dog. A 58-year-old man was stabbed in the chest on Sunday, November 10 in Marcq-en-Barœlig;ul, near Lille, in the North. “A passerby was stabbed in a parking lot, for no reason” according to the first elements of the investigation, a police source told AFP, quoted by TF1 info. He died of his injuries.

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The events took place early in the evening. After watching the LOSC football match with a friend, the victim decided to walk the dog, a Malinois, alone. Arriving on the towpath along the Roubaix Canal, not far from a Burger King, the man allegedly met his attacker. “Around 5:50 p.m., a person who had stolen a knife from a nearby store fatally stabbed the victim. An emergency doctor who was jogging tried to resuscitate the person without success,” explained Bernard Gérard, mayor of Marcq-en-Barœlig;ul, quoting France 3 Hauts-de-France.

The suspect is believed to be a homeless person

“It's a terrible tragedy. It's also something incomprehensible given the current state of knowledge of the facts,” he confided. The motive for the attack is not yet known. The attack currently appears to be a random act. A suspect has been arrested and taken into custody. Shortly before the attack, he allegedly stole a knife from a nearby furniture and decoration store. According to the police source, the attacker is believed to be homeless. The suspect has not yet been able to give a viable testimony due to his condition.