The custody of the 69-year-old man suspected of killing three Kurds in Paris was lifted for well being causes on Saturday, and he was taken to a police psychiatric unit, the prosecutor mentioned.

“The physician who examined the suspect at present within the late afternoon mentioned that the state of well being of the particular person involved was not appropriate with the measure of custody,” the Paris prosecutor mentioned.

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“The custody measure has due to this fact been lifted pending his presentation earlier than an investigating decide when his state of well being permits,” the prosecutor mentioned, including that investigations have been persevering with.