Manuel da Ponte: Meet the 72-year-old Portuguese wounded in Annecy while trying to prevent a child attacker from escaping. An emigrant was stabbed in the neck by a Syrian refugee. There are five more victims, four of whom are children aged 22 months to 3 years.

Manuel da Ponte, 72, was one of the victims of a stabbing at a playground in Annecy, France. According to French television, the Portuguese was mistakenly shot dead by police after he was stabbed by an attacker. TF1.

for what morning Post As it turned out, Manuel da Ponte was born in Vermual, a parish in the commune of Pombal. He is retired and lives in the center of Annecy.

According to a statement by the foreign minister, Manuel was “trying to stop the attacker from escaping from the police” when he was seriously injured.

“Through the Portuguese Consulate General in Lyon, all monitoring of the situation is carried out, with the local authorities and the hospital, as well as providing all the necessary support to this citizen,” the statement says, which explains that Manuel is out of danger.

The Portuguese government also thanks Manuel, noting his “courage and bravery”.

Recall, a Syrian Christian refugee attacked children and adults in the playground. Six people were injured, four of them children aged 22 months to 3 years.

The attacker was stopped Henri, a 24-year-old Catholic student who used his backpacks to stop his attacker.