“Do not die in my arms”: a friend of the mortally stabbed man in Nice present at the time of the attack testifies

“I was with him, I was holding the wound like that.” The man mimics a tourniquet in the blow. Furthermore, The emotion is strong this Thursday morning, boulevard de Cessole in Nice. Meanwhile, On Wednesday evening, around 8 p.m., a man in his forties was killed with a stab at his throat, in front of the tobacco.

On the spot. Moreover, this morning, we met Gabriel, a man who says he is his friend and attending the whole scene. However, He says thatHe was sitting on the bench with the victim at the time of assault.

“Come, I need to talk to you” – "do not die my arms":

“A young man has arrived. There seemed to be a conflict between them. Nevertheless, I think they knew each other. Meanwhile, The young person told him, ‘Come, I have to talk to you‘. Furthermore, They both moved away. “do not die my arms”: Meanwhile, “ Gabriel shows a place a few tens of meters upstream of the tobacco Le Cessole, before which the victim died. “My friend left his dog, and his little bag on the bench. At the end of the street, I saw my colleague fall. Then he returned to me. I told him ‘What happened?’ He told me ‘I took a blade’. ‘

According to Gabriel, his friend stood his throat, there was no blood. One meter from the bench, Gabriel removed the victim’s T-shirt. “To be, He lost a lot of blood. The firefighters were called. We expected what they happen immediately. I told him ‘don’t die in my arms’. “

According to Gabriel, the victim was moaning. “When the firefighters arrived, the firefighter told me ‘He’s not “do not die my arms”: going to die, don’t worry’. They told me ‘On Attend the Summy’. Finally the SAMU arrived 10-15 minutes later, they moved everyone away. I was holding my friend by the hand, I removed my hand. I stayed half an hour holding my hand. “

Yoann, 42, plumber

According to Gabriel, The victim called Yoann, was a plumber and was 42 years old. He does not understand what could have brought to such a terrible gesture. According to him, the author fled down boulevard de Cessole. The victim, who lived in the sector, had to go to Corsica with the family for the holidays.

On the bench, where the victim was finally died, Flowers were deposited by the victim’s brother according to Gabriel.

A flagration survey of the voluntary homicide chief entrusted to the SLPJ of Nice is underway.

According to the Nice prosecutor’s office, “An exchange would have degenerated “do not die my arms”: between the two individuals just before the facts”.