France is honouring a Catholic backpacker as a “hero” after he fought off a man attacking children with a knife in a playground.
The frenzy of stabbings in the lakeside park in the Alpine town of Annecy left four children aged between 22 months and three years – including a British girl called “Ettie” – fighting for the lives.
Henri, 24, whose family has requested that his surname be omitted, was himself attacked by the assailant, named by in the media as Abdelmasih H., but shielded himself with his backpack before giving chase.
