As her husband had just been thrown to the ground by three men, an octogenarian pulled out a knife and seriously injured one of the attackers.
The attack turned against its perpetrators, this Sunday evening August 28 in the Val-de-Marne. According Le Figaroan elderly couple who were walking along the Seine in the early evening, in Choisy-le-Roi, were the victims of an attempted robbery by three individuals.
Grandma pulls out a knife
The husband, in his 80s, was knocked to the ground by one of the assailants who delivered a series of kicks to him. To defend him, his wife will then take out a small Opinel-type knife attached to his key ring and strike the assailant several times. A response that will take his two companions by surprise, who then flee.
Attacker ends up in serious condition
Witnesses to the scene will quickly come to the aid of the couple. When paramedics arrived, firefighters found the stabbed man in serious condition. The octogenarian couple were also taken to hospital. An investigation has been opened by the Créteil prosecutor’s office.