France knife attack suspect transferred to psychiatric hospital
The suspect, named as Abdalmasih H, was charged with attempted murder following the June 8 stabbing rampage at a park in the Alpine town of Annecy, a normally idyllic lakeside spot popular with tourists.
A Syrian refugee in his early 30s who had been living in Europe for the last decade, he had undergone two psychiatric evaluations in police custody.
On Wednesday, he was transferred to a psychiatric hospital near Lyon, two sources with knowledge of the case told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.
He has been refusing to speak to authorities, and officials, while ruling out a terror motive, have not determined the reason for the attack.
Read more: France 24