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A Moroccan national has been sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to leave France after launching a knife attack on his migrant roommate during an argument over alcohol, a court in Libourne heard on Thursday, July 24.
The incident occurred on the evening of Friday, June 27, on Rue du Port-Coiffé in Libourne.
Emergency services responded to reports of a stabbing and found the victim sitting on the ground, severely injured and “bathing in his own blood,” the presiding judge summarized to the Court. The victim had suffered deep wounds to his back, neck, hip, and forearms, requiring hospital treatment and a 12-day work incapacity order.
As reported by Sud Ouest, the attacker, a 26-year-old Moroccan man who lived in the same squatted apartment as the victim, also sustained injuries, including a broken nose.
The defendant initially denied the attack in court, stating, “Everything I heard is false.” However, forensic evidence contradicted his claims. A bloodied kitchen knife bearing his fingerprints was discovered on top of a wardrobe in his room. He claimed the blood was from cutting vegetables the previous day, an explanation the court did not accept.
The confrontation began when the defendant placed beer in a fridge located in the victim’s room. The victim objected, saying alcohol was “haram” and therefore forbidden in Islam. The altercation quickly escalated. “They banned me from drinking alcohol because it’s haram,” the defendant told the Court. He then admitted to a fight but denied using a knife, insisting, “He started it. I didn’t hit him with a knife.”
The Court heard that the pair were among 16 migrants living in a cramped 65-square-meter apartment, each paying between €100 and €300 in rent. The defense argued that the overcrowded conditions and lack of amenities led to tensions that were deliberately exploited by a local slum landlord under investigation for human trafficking.
The fridge had allegedly been moved into the victim’s room to provoke conflict and make space for new tenants, the defense claimed.
Despite rejecting the more serious charge of attempted murder, the court found the defendant guilty of aggravated assault with a weapon. In addition to the prison sentence and deportation order, he was banned from re-entering France for 10 years and prohibited from possessing a weapon for five years.
The victim’s lawyer described the scene as “a horror film” and said his client remained deeply traumatized and afraid to return to Libourne.
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