The investigation into the Annecy park knife attack on young children has shocked France. The perpetrator who was arrested yesterday, a Syrian citizen, is in the hands of the police, in custody and is expected to undergo a psychiatric examination/

But during this tragedy, the attitude of a man who carried a backpack stood out and acted like a true hero. The reason for the 24-year-old Henri who tried with his courage to protect the small children who were attacked.

The moment when Henri tries to immobilize the perpetrator

In the horrifying video of the attack that was taken by a passer-by and made public, the 24-year-old can be seen chasing the assailant in the park. At the same time, she was trying to stop him from stabbing the children. Shouting at passers-by, he asked them to help him stop the attacker. He finally managed to scare him with his shouts until the police finally came and arrested the assailant.

The 24-year-old traveled to France to tour the country’s cathedrals for nine months.

Passionate about France’s religious heritage, the young man has studied philosophy and is a graduate of an international management school, according to a Dauphiné Libéré journalist who met him a week before the attack.

Shortly after the carnage, Henri informed his Facebook followers that he was fine. “Let us immediately join our prayers for the victims of the attack in Annecy,” he wrote, noting that he had to go to give a statement to the police. “I am thinking especially of the victims and their parents. I hope they get away with it,” he added. Henry defended himself yesterday by using his backpack. This backpack probably also helped him to protect other children from the fury of the perpetrator.