Trappes attack: the suspect, Kévin T., attempted suicide in prison

The suspect in the racist attack in Trappes, which left one dead on Friday October 23, attempted suicide while he was in detention, Le Figaro learned on November 3. According to our information, the 39-year-old man attempted to take his own life in the cell. He was then hospitalized for several hours before being reincarcerated.

Speaking to Le Figaro, the suspect's lawyers, Baptiste Bellet and Elliot Amzallag, “deplored that this information, which concerns the strictest privacy of our client, was disclosed so quickly”. “Above all, we hope that his detention takes place in the best possible conditions, so that the investigation can take its course peacefully,” they added. This suicide attempt nevertheless raises legitimate questions about his psychological state, which will require a thorough medical evaluation.”

On October 23, Kevin T., at the wheel of his car, killed a 26-year-old Frenchman of African origin and injured seven other people, four of them seriously, the majority of African and North African origin, in Trappes and La Verrière in Yvelines. The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (Pnat) also counts 22 victims who were not physically harmed, but whose "vehicle was hit by bullets" or who "were targeted without being harmed, which obviously creates a psychological disorder". Kevin T. has since been indicted and placed in pre-trial detention.