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Woman stabbed while walking with her six-year-old daughter in Paris
A woman was stabbed while walking with her six-year-old daughter in Paris’s 19th arrondissement on Thursday afternoon.
The attacker, whose face was partly covered, ran away after stabbing her in the right side.
The woman took shelter in a nearby bar, where staff called the police and emergency services.
She was taken to hospital and is now out of danger, after doctors said her wound was superficial.
Authorities say no link has been established between the woman and the attacker.
Paris police are investigating the attack as attempted murder and are working to identify the assailant; no arrest has been announced.
A woman was stabbed while walking with her six-year-old daughter in Paris’s 19th arrondissement on Thursday, October 29.
The attacker fled, and no arrest had been announced in the reports.
The woman was taken to Bichat Hospital, and her life is no longer in danger.
The Paris prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into attempted murder.
The reports place the attack around 3:25 to 3:30 p.m.; they differ on the precise location, citing Avenue Simon-Bolivar and the area near Rue Pradier.
- Who
- A woman walking with her six-year-old daughter was attacked by a man whose identity is not known.
- What
- The woman was stabbed; her attacker fled.
- When
- Thursday, October 29, around 3:25 to 3:30 p.m.
- Where
- Paris’s 19th arrondissement. Reports cite Avenue Simon-Bolivar and the area near Rue Pradier.
- Why
- Not stated. The reasons for the attack remain unknown.
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The woman was stabbed while walking with her daughter in Paris’s 19th arrondissement.
The woman and her daughter took refuge in a nearby café, where staff called the police and emergency services.
The woman was taken to Bichat Hospital; her life is no longer in danger.
The Paris prosecutor’s office had opened an attempted-murder investigation, and no arrest had been announced.
- Victim
- Woman walking with her six-year-old daughter
- Location
- Paris’s 19th arrondissement
- Reported time
- Around 3:25–3:30 p.m. on October 29, 2026
- Hospital
- Bichat Hospital
- Investigation
- Attempted murder, assigned to the 2nd Judicial Police District
- Suspect
- Fled; no arrest announced
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What people are saying
She was grabbed by the throat
Two servers came to her aid and alerted the police and emergency medical service
When she came in, the victim was holding her stomach; we immediately understood she was in danger
The mother and her daughter were panicked and crying; they came in to take shelter. We immediately called the emergency services and the police