Man to face trial for attempted murder of British child in Alps park attack
A man accused of stabbing a British toddler and several others in a French Alps playground in 2023 will face trial for attempted murder. Experts have determined the defendant was not suffering from a psychological disorder at the time of the attack.
Why it matters
The trial addresses a high-profile violent crime that shocked the international community and raises questions about legal accountability for public attacks.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, People laid tributes to the victims of the park attack in the French Alps in June 2023
A man accused of stabbing a British toddler at a playground in the French Alps will go on trial charged with attempted murder, prosecutors have said.
Abdalmasih Hanoun is also charged with armed resistance and the attempted murder of 12 other people after the attack at a park in Le Paquier, southeast France, in June 2023.
The British child, who was three at the time, was visiting the area with her parents, officials said.
French prosecutors said at the time that the child suffered a single stab wound. She was one of the four children, aged between 22 months and three years, who were wounded.
Hanoun will face trial at Haute-Savoie Assize Court in Annecy within the next year, the French public prosecutor's office said on Wednesday.
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