A woman was violently assaulted by an armed man, in Florange (Moselle) this Monday, July 14 on the public highway. A witness managed to protect the victim but his identity is unknown. A call for witnesses was therefore launched to find the “courageous speaker”.
A call for witnesses was launched by the Thionville (Moselle) police station to find a hero. On July 14, a woman was violently assaulted in the street in Florange by a 39 -year -old man. The sought after person, witness to the scene, intervened to protect the victim, relates The Lorraine Republican.
The police thus want to find the “courageous speaker” whose gesture undoubtedly made it possible to avoid the worst. The gleaned information indicates that it is a man of around 20 years old, described as of North African origin. He would measure 1m80 and would have short and brown hair.
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As for the suspect, he was arrested and placed in police custody in the aftermath of the assault. The 39 -year -old attacker is from Morocco. He is suspected of having tried to rape the victim and have shot him to the face.
According to our colleagues, he even returned later to the scene of the attack with a knife to attack other people.
For any information likely to enlighten the police on the identity of the “courageous” witness, contact 03 82 53 39 80.
