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La Courneuve student charged over stabbing and placed under judicial supervision
A 20-year-old student was charged with attempted murder after admitting he stabbed a classmate during a blockade at Denis Papin vocational high school in La Courneuve, near Paris.
The stabbing happened on Thursday, and the 16-year-old victim was wounded in the chest.
He received two stitches and left the emergency department that day; his injuries were assessed as causing five days of work incapacity.
The student was placed under judicial supervision, including a ban on entering Seine-Saint-Denis, rather than being held in pre-trial detention, which prosecutors had sought.
He admitted the stabbing but denied intending to kill, and gave conflicting explanations, including that he felt threatened.
A judge noted that possible mental health issues, including possible bipolar disorder, may have affected his judgment.
A judicial investigation into the attempted murder charge is under way; the case also concerns two other minors who were not injured and an alleged weapons offence.
A 20-year-old student was charged with attempted intentional homicide after admitting he stabbed a fellow student at a vocational high school in La Courneuve.
He was placed under judicial supervision, including a ban on entering Seine-Saint-Denis.
The injured 16-year-old was stabbed in the chest and received two stitches.
The prosecutor’s office had requested that the suspect be held in pre-trial detention.
The suspect denied intending to kill his classmate and cited feeling threatened, according to the report.
- Who
- A 20-year-old student is accused of stabbing a 16-year-old classmate.
- What
- He was charged with attempted intentional homicide and placed under judicial supervision.
- When
- The stabbing happened on Thursday; the judicial supervision decision was reported on Sunday, 8 November 2026.
- Where
- Denis Papin vocational high school in La Courneuve, Seine-Saint-Denis, near Paris.
- Why
- The suspect cited feeling threatened, but the sources do not establish why the stabbing happened.
The prosecution
The accused
Detention
The prosecution
The prosecutor’s office requested pre-trial detention.
The accused
He was placed under judicial supervision instead.
Intent
The prosecution
The suspect was charged with attempted intentional homicide.
The accused
He admitted stabbing his classmate but denied intending to kill him.
The 20-year-old student stabbed a classmate during a blockade at Denis Papin vocational high school.
The prosecutor said a judicial investigation had been opened for attempted intentional homicide and carrying a category D weapon.
The suspect was charged and placed under judicial supervision, including a ban on entering Seine-Saint-Denis.
- Suspect
- 20-year-old student
- Victim
- 16-year-old student, stabbed in the chest
- School
- Denis Papin vocational high school, La Courneuve
- Charge
- Attempted intentional homicide
- Judicial restriction
- Ban on entering Seine-Saint-Denis
- Injury
- Two stitches; five days of total incapacity for work
What people are saying
including a ban on appearing in Seine-Saint-Denis
several knife blows
a feeling of threat