The retired French train driver who fatally shot three Kurds and critically wounded three others in Paris told prosecutors, “I’ve always wanted to kill migrants and outsiders.”
Monday saw the release of excerpts from William Mallet’s pre-trial interviews, along with his full name and a photograph of the 69-year-old.
Since Friday, when he used a U.S. Army Colt 45 to attack a Kurd cultural center in the 10th district of the French capital, he has been in a locked mental hospital.
Mallet’s head was bloodied during a struggle with those who disarmed him, as evidenced by a photograph shot just minutes after his arrest.
Monday saw the release of excerpts from William Mallet’s pre-trial interviews, along with his full name and a photograph of the 69-year-old.
Mallet, according to Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau, had a “pathological hatred” of immigrants and told detectives, “I loathe foreigners.”
Before committing himself, he planned to murder migrants and foreigners, he explained.
On Monday afternoon, Mallet was due to be brought before a judge and accused with multiple crimes, including triple murder.
The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress, based in Belgium, recognized every victim. Pictured: Paris riots following the incident
Beccuau mentioned a 2016 break-in at his Paris residence, which he suspected was committed by immigrants and which radicalized him.
On Friday, his victims included the leader of the Kurdish women’s organization in France, Emine Kara, who was denied asylum in the nation earlier this year.
This angered Kurdish nationalists, who accused French officials of failing to adequately protect her.
Mir Perwer, a popular Kurdish musician exiled in France, and Abdullah Kizil, another dissident, were also murdered.
The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress, based in Belgium, recognized every victim.
The French Kurdish Democratic Council has called for a demonstration at Place de la République in Paris.
A spokesperson referred to them as “the martyrs who died in the attack on the Kurdish Cultural Centre in Paris.”
On Friday, witnesses reportedly heard Mallett yelling, “I detest Kurds.”
Mallet was identified by a second investigative source as a ‘far-Right racist fanatic’ who had just been released from prison after attacking two Sudanese refugees with a sabre while he was on remand.
Mallet went on the rampage in a refugee camp in Paris a year ago, on December 8, 2021.
The investigating source stated, “He used a sabre to slash two individuals and damage six tents at a camp in the Bercy park in the 12th district of Paris.”
‘He was injured when one of the refugees attempted to disarm him. Two Sudanese refugees were severely injured during the assault.
Mallet was placed on custody in prison while awaiting prosecution for attempted murder related to racism. On December 12, he was released on bail.
In addition to having his French passport revoked, he was prohibited from possessing any type of firearm while under “judicial supervision.”
In 2016, Mallet was also convicted of “violent behavior.”