2023-12-03 14:29:25
By Le Figaro
Published 3 hours ago, Updated 8 minutes ago
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A 31-year-old man, member of the Loire Brigade, was fatally injured with a stab by a VTC driver shortly before the kick-off of the Ligue 1 Nantes-Nice match on Saturday evening.
The evening had everything to be beautiful in Nantes. Under the leadership of their new coach Jocelyn Gourvennec, the Canaries won their first victory in Ligue 1 since the end of October against OGC Nice (1-0). But a tragedy that occurred before kick-off near the Beaujoire stadium put football in the background.
A Nantes supporter was fatally injured with a knife by a VTC driver. If the investigationmust now specify the exact circumstances of the facts» as Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra indicated on X (ex-Twitter), certain information is known. “Shortly before 8 p.m., several VTC vehicles carrying Nice supporters were attacked by supporters of FC Nantes while they were traveling along avenue de la gare de Saint Joseph, in order to go to the Beaujoire stadium», Describes the public prosecutor of Nantes in a press release published at 12:30 a.m. to formalize the death. During these events, the victim, a 31-year-old ultra and member of the Loire Brigade, the main group of Nantes supporters, “collapsed» in front of Saint-Georges, a bar located near the stadium.
Stabbing “in the back”
Still according to Renaud Gaudeul, the prosecutor, the man is “died on site» of a “wound in the back, possibly consistent with a bladed weapon», despite cardiac massage and the intervention of emergency services. Other sources indicate that the supporter was transported to the university hospital in cardiac arrest. As for the VTC driver, he first fled before going to the police station in the evening. He was taken into custody.
«As a continuation of the first investigations carried out during the night, a VTC driver went to the Nantes police headquarters this (Sunday) morning, at 4:30 a.m., and was placed in custody of the chief in particular 'voluntary homicide», Indicates in a press release the public prosecutor of Nantes, Renaud Gaudeul.
«This is a 35 year old man.», Specifies the prosecutor, who at this stage does not plan a press briefing before Monday.
Still in shock and waiting for news, many supporters of the Loire Brigade had decided not to enter the stadium and not to animate their stands. At 9:11 p.m., 11 minutes after kick-off, FC Nantes communicated onlearned that a Nantes supporter was seriously injured before the match against OGC Nice» and bringing “its support to the family and loved ones of the victim“. In a new press release published at 1:14 a.m., the club this time expressed its “pain to learn that a Nantes supporter was fatally injured” and of “his most sincere condolences».
The prosecution opened an investigation to “voluntary homicide», entrusted jointly to the territorial direction of the judicial police and the Loire-Atlantique Departmental Security. “Numerous witness hearings are underway this evening and will continue into the night.», underlines Renaud Gaudeul.
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