A 17-year-old girl was stabbed 12 times near Reims train station on Friday evening, leaving her in critical condition.
The victim's 28-year-old former boyfriend, an Angolan national, was arrested and remains in police custody.
Prosecutor opened an attempted murder investigation; a domestic violence inquiry into the suspect was already ongoing.
The prosecutor stated the attack appears to be linked to the couple's recent separation.
As of Saturday evening, the teenager's life was still in danger, according to the prosecutor.
On Friday, June 12, around 8:40 p.m., a 17-year-old girl of Congolese nationality was stabbed at a bus stop near the central train station in Reims, northeastern France. She suffered 12 knife wounds, though one local news outlet reported six. Emergency services transported her to hospital in a critical condition.
The victim's ex-boyfriend, a 28-year-old Angolan man, was arrested shortly after the attack and placed in police custody. According to Prosecutor François Schneider, the suspect had no prior criminal record but was already the subject of an ongoing inquiry after a domestic violence complaint lodged by the same girl. He remained in custody as of Saturday evening.
An investigation for attempted murder has been opened.
“The motive appears to be the separation.”
The teenager, who was living in a care facility, was still fighting for her life on Saturday evening.
“Her vital prognosis is still engaged.”
The stabbing comes against a backdrop of rising intimate partner violence in France. Official figures published last October showed an 11% increase in conjugal femicides between 2023 and 2024, with 107 women killed by a current or former partner.
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A 17-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being stabbed 12 times by her former boyfriend near the train station in Reims, France, on Friday evening. The 28-year-old suspect is in custody.
AI text based on reports by Blick.ch, SudOuest.fr, Le Parisien and other publishers. Published .