A British man living in the 15th arrondissement of Paris was attacked with a knife on the night of Sunday October 26 to Monday October 27, 2025. According to information from Paris Match the victim was stabbed twice in the chest and hospitalized in serious condition.
A fight with a burglar
Aged around thirty, this British national allegedly had an altercation in front of his apartment with a burglar, whom he managed to scare away. The two men were also seen fighting. The victim, who does not speak French, then got into a taxi which dropped her off at Necker hospital. Heard by investigators, the driver declared that she had explained to him that she had just been stabbed, according to our colleagues.
The man was treated in a state of absolute emergency and is still in hospital. When they went to his home, investigators found the key to the front door on the lock, specifies Paris Match.
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Investigations are continuing to try to determine precisely the circumstances of the facts. For the moment, the hypothesis of an attempted burglary is favored.