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Prosecutors Seek Judicial Inquiry After Deadly Knife Attack in Luxembourg

The detained 27-year-old nonresident is being questioned over the stabbing, with motive still unclear.

Overview

  • A 35-year-old French woman died and a 36-year-old Luxembourger was hospitalized in serious condition after a stabbing Tuesday in Limpertsberg around 14:20.
  • The suspect fled the scene, crashed his car, and was arrested less than 10 kilometers away between Bridel and the Freiheitsbaum.
  • Prosecutors have asked an examining judge to open a formal investigation for assassinat, meurtre, attempted murder, and intentional bodily harm.
  • The man has no familial link to the victims, does not reside in Luxembourg, and investigators say no accomplice was involved.
  • The police judiciaire is leading the case as the suspect’s interrogation continues, and he was presented to the examining judge on Wednesday afternoon.