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Paris Police Hunt Suspect After Violent Robbery of 90-Year-Old in Her Building

The Paris territorial police unit leads the probe after officers recovered the assailant's knife at the scene.

Overview

  • The 90-year-old resident was followed into the hall of her building near Place Wagram in the 17th arrondissement, where a man with a knife attacked her Tuesday afternoon.
  • She suffered many bruises and leg scrapes, and firefighters took her to Bichat Hospital, where doctors said her life was not in danger.
  • The attacker stole a Cartier watch, a gold necklace, and a handbag with about €400 in cash, with losses reported at roughly €20,000.
  • Police say the suspect remains at large and is described as a mixed-race man about 35 years old and 1.85 meters tall who fled by taxi toward a town in Val-d’Oise.
  • Officers found the knife and a small bag of drugs in the hall, forensic teams processed the scene, and the Sûreté Territoriale de Paris (ST75) is now running the investigation.