Man to face French trial over Annecy playground attack on 13 people
Abdalmasih Hanoun will face trial in France over an alleged knife attack at a playground in Annecy in June 2023. Prosecutors say he is charged with attempted murder relating to 13 people, including a British toddler, and armed resistance; the case is significant because experts found he was not suffering from a disorder that removed his ability to understand or control his actions.
The toddler, identified locally as three-year-old Ettie, was one of four children aged between 22 months and three years who were wounded. She suffered one stab wound, but prosecutors said her condition was never life-threatening. The Haute-Savoie Assize Court is expected to hear the case within the next year, although the decision to proceed to trial can be appealed.
- A man will face trial over the 2023 Annecy playground attack.
- He is charged with attempted murder involving 13 people.
- A British toddler was among four wounded children.
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In June 2023, an attack at a playground in Annecy, a town in the French Alps, left 13 people injured. A man named Abdalmasih Hanoun is accused of carrying out the attack with a knife. The incident shocked the local community and attracted international attention.
Four young children were among those hurt, ranging in age from 22 months to three years old. One of these children was a three-year-old British toddler named Ettie. All the children were wounded but their injuries were not considered life-threatening by prosecutors.
Hanoun has been charged with attempted murder and armed resistance relating to the attack. The case is considered significant because legal experts concluded that he possessed full mental capacity and understood his actions at the time. He will face trial at the Haute-Savoie Assize Court within the next year.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Man is charged with 13 counts of attempted murder after playground ‘knife attack’ in French Alps that left British toddler hurt”.