A man suspected of embarking on a murderous rampage across Western Europe and crushing the skulls of sleeping homeless men with concrete slabs has been arrested in France.
A 37-year-old Cameroonian national was detained by French authorities at Toulon train station on Tuesday evening after he reportedly attacked a young woman on board a train, according to Europe 1.
Police detained the suspect at around 7 p.m. when train controllers alerted authorities to his violent behavior.
Levis E. is understood to have previously been served an order to leave French territory; however, he remained in the country and traveled freely across Europe indiscriminately targeting multiple victims.
He is accused of murdering a homeless man in Lyon by slamming a concrete slab down on his head, a brutal assault that sparked outrage across the country.
It is believed the suspect is also responsible for an attempted homicide in Rotterdam a few days later, an attack reported by Remix News in which CCTV footage showed the migrant spot his victim sleeping, leave the area before returning with a concrete block, and slamming it down with force on the man’s head, leaving him in critical condition in the hospital.
The video footage went viral, helping police identify the suspect, who matched the appearance and clothing of the individual captured on surveillance.
Authorities are also examining possible links to other murders in French cities, including Évry, Strasbourg, and Dijon.
The Lyon prosecutor’s office has launched a murder investigation, and the suspect remains in police custody.
Investigators are working to confirm the suspect’s identity and establish the extent of the man’s deadly crime spree spanning multiple European cities.
