Ex-footballer, 40, rushed to hospital with critical stab wounds – however neighbours label police account of tried suicide ‘utterly FALSE’

Former Ligue 1 footballer Daniel Congre was hospitalised after reportedly being discovered with critical stab wounds near his coronary heart.

Congre, who performed for Toulouse, Montpellier and Dijon throughout his profession, was rushed to hospital after struggling the damage on Monday night.

His spouse had referred to as the emergency providers, with preliminary stories stating the 40-year-old had been discovered unconscious at their dwelling within the city of Perols.

French newspaper L’Equipe reported that Congre, who’s now a sports activities coordinator at Ligue 1 membership Lyon, had truly been acutely aware when emergency providers arrived.

The newspaper quoted the emergency response as mentioning ‘a knife intentionally planted within the coronary heart’ of their report of the incident.

The Montpellier prosecutor’s workplace formally talked about a ‘suicide try’, though Congre was not formally named. An investigation is ongoing.

‘The sufferer’s life will not be in peril,’ a police supply advised L’Equipe. ‘The intervention of a 3rd celebration appears to be excluded.

‘We’re awaiting the medical doctors’ conclusions concerning the character of the damage and its severity.’

The defender, his spouse and youngsters had reportedly visited their neighbours on Monday forward of the incident.

Their neighbour, chatting with L’Equipe, insisted the declare of a suicide try was ‘utterly false’.

‘Everybody is ok, they have been at my home final night time (Monday night time), Daniel , his spouse, and his youngsters.

‘All the pieces that has been mentioned is totally false, I will not let you know something extra.

‘He was hospitalised, however not for the explanations given.’

Lyon have but to publicly touch upon Congre’s hospitalisation following the request of his household.

Congre formally joined Lyon as a sports activities coordinator final November, shortly after his retirement.

The previous defender is greatest identified for his time at Montpellier, the place he made 325 appearances in all competitions.

He additionally made 227 appearances for Toulouse.

For assist for anybody prone to suicide, contact Samaritans free on 116 123 or go to samaritans.org