NÎMES Truck driver killed with 80 stab wounds: tough investigation and no arrests

The sufferer was discovered lifeless in his truck on July 17, stabbed 80 occasions. The post-mortem confirmed the stabbings and dominated out a neck damage.

It was a witness who raised the alarm on Monday July 17, 2023 within the morning, when a robust scent got here from a truck parked at Kilomètre Delta in Nîmes. The investigation has since been opened for “killing”, investigations that proceed with out having the ability to make any progress within the quest for reality.

This Ukrainian truck driver, whose car is registered in Lithuania, was parked exterior the heavy items car parking zone. The car (see photograph) was behind the Whole service station, a spot close to the Nîmes Ouest entrance and the A9 motorway. A really busy space in the course of the day, however abandoned within the night.

The Nîmes department of the judicial police is accountable for the investigations. Lots of forensic work was accomplished on this truck and, subsequently, a bloody knife was discovered within the passenger compartment. Analyzes are nonetheless ongoing into what might have been the homicide weapon. A tough investigation at this stage for the police, with video cameras filming the realm and a part of the truck the place the crime passed off, however not the entire truck. We all know that the sufferer made a purchase order on the fuel station close to the crime scene, 48 hours earlier than his physique was present in his truck. Ten months after the crime, no arrests or suspects have been recognized on this homicide.