A French village was in shock Thursday after a 14-year-old girl was stabbed to death on her way to school the previous day.
The teen was found gravely wounded on Wednesday morning in a street in Fère-en-Tardenois, in northeastern France, the local prosecutor’s office said.
She died of multiple stab wounds to the neck before the rescue services arrived.
An unemployed 23-year-old living with his parents was arrested on Wednesday evening. The prosecutor’s office said he could be an ex-boyfriend.
White roses and candles had been laid in front of the entrance to the victim’s middle school on Thursday morning.
“It’s absolutely horrific”,” said one mother as she dropped off her daughters.
“Normally they take the bus, but this morning I wanted to be there for them,” she said.
The mother, who spoke on condition of anonymity to protect her children, said one of them knew the victim “very well”.
