A university vice-president attacked in France, suspect sought
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’essentiel
On Friday evening, a hooded man attacked a vice-president of the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines with a box cutter in the presidency’s offices, according to the institution. The victim, taken to hospital for treatment, is out of danger; the suspect remains at large, according to a police source cited by AFP.
On Friday at around 7.45pm, a man concealing his face and wearing gloves attacked a vice-president of the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) with a cutter, in the presidency’s offices, according to a police source. He struck him twice, on the left hand and the back of the head, before the victim took refuge in an office.
Asked by AFP, the Versailles prosecutor’s office said the victim has superficial wounds to the hand and temple. Taken to hospital, he received only minor treatment, according to a police source. An investigation into violence committed with a weapon, with the face concealed, against a person entrusted with a public service mission, has been handed to the police’s Territorial Crime Division. No arrests have been made so far, and the victim has not been able to identify his attacker.
In a statement, the UVSQ president, Loïc Josseran, strongly condemns the attack. He said the victim has been treated by medical services, that his life is not in danger, and that an investigation is under way to establish the exact circumstances of the incident.
