Wounds to the hand and forehead, suspect on the run: what we know about the stabbing of a Yvelines university official

A university official from Île-de-France was “violently attacked with a knife in his own office” on Friday evening, and “was injured”, said Friday evening the Minister of Higher Education and Research Philippe Baptiste sur X.

“I expressed my support to him, as well as to his loved ones and to all of his colleagues,” added the minister. According to our information, the victim is the vice-president of the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

“I have full confidence in the justice system to shed light on this attack and to hold its perpetrator accountable for his actions,” also indicates Philippe Baptiste. “No violence is acceptable” and “the State stands alongside the universities, their governance and their team,” he also said.

In his message, the minister gives no details on the circumstances of the attack or its perpetrator(s). According to a police source, the victim was working in her office Friday evening when she heard noises in the hallway. Thinking it was the cleaning man, she went out to greet him. An individual then allegedly threw himself at the university official without saying a word. The latter would have managed to escape and lock himself in a nearby office. He then noticed cuts on his right hand and his forehead.

The president of the faculty, Loïc Josseran, told RTL that his life was not in danger. “He was transported to hospital but only to receive some treatment,” said a police source, specifying that there was “no serious injury” and recalling that the “stabbing” attack occurred “around 7:45 p.m.” within the university.

According to our information, the suspect is described as a European man, of undetermined age, between 15 and 30 years old. He was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a surgical mask hiding his face. On the run, he has not yet been arrested.