21-year-old young man stabbed to death: the wanted perpetrator was subject to an obligation to leave the territory

Stabbed to death at the age of 21, in front of his partner, when they came to claim a debt of money from their debtor! This is the thesis which seems to prevail in this terrible case of murder perpetrated this Monday, September 18 in Montpellier, if we are to believe the confidences of a source close to the investigation.

That evening, around 7:30 p.m., an altercation broke out on the ground floor of the Beau Soleil residence, located at 138 avenue de Lodève, in the Cévennes district, between the young couple and an Algerian, aged 22 years old.

He escapes through the roof of the garages

A heated argument which quickly degenerated and ended in a bloodbath when the accused brandished a bladed weapon and used it against his opponent. Then against his partner, who allegedly tried to intervene, seriously injuring her hand. He then fled and took refuge with his girlfriend who lived in an apartment on the second floor.

In any case, this is what several witnesses at the scene told a crew of police officers from the anti-crime brigade who quickly arrived on the scene. However, if the search of the home in question concluded with the discovery of the accused’s vital card as well as some personal effects, it did not lead to his arrest.

The person concerned apparently escaped by passing through a window overlooking the garages of the residence. As for the occupant of the premises, aged 19, given her convoluted and confused statements, she was placed in police custody for questioning.

Several stab wounds including one to the chest

According to our information, when the Sdis 34 firefighters and the Smur 34 emergency workers arrived on site, the 21-year-old young man, who had several marks of stab wounds on his body including a significant wound in the chest, in the region of the heart, was lying on the ground, unconscious and in cardio-ventilatory arrest.

After providing him with cardiac massage, emergency services took him to the emergency room of the Lapeyronie hospital center in critical condition, before being admitted to intensive care in the Anesthesia and Resuscitation Department (Dar A). It was there that he unfortunately passed away from his injuries, the same evening, at 10:15 p.m. As for his partner, aged 20, the seriousness of her hand injury required surgery. .

The investigation continues

Experts from the technical and scientific police were dispatched to the site where they combed the crime scene with a fine-tooth comb. The perpetrator having been identified, the prosecution issued a search warrant against him. The investigation was opened on the charge of intentional homicide.

The investigations made it possible to establish in particular that the suspect was in an irregular situation and was subject to an obligation to leave the national territory (OQTF) since the end of January 2022. He is actively sought.