Three police custody lifted, including that of the attacker’s little sister

2023-10-16 20:47:23

Three police custody was lifted on Monday in the investigation into the attack perpetrated in Arras (Pas-de-Calais) on Friday, which cost the life of French teacher Dominique Bernard and left three injured. Among the three police custody released is that of the attacker’s little sister, born in 2005.

According to the young girl’s lawyer, Mikaël Benillouche, she said she was “horrified by the actions of her brothers” and “does not understand why her brother [Mohammed M.] attacked this college.” Before investigators, she described having “seen her brother Mohammed becoming more and more harsh in his practice of Islam” and portrayed him as “violent”. Mohammed M. “announced the time of prayer to the family, did not speak to (his sister) because he found her too inserted,” explained Mikaël Benillouche. According to The Parisianan uncle of the attacker and an inmate, Maxime C., are the two other people whose police custody was lifted.

The prosecutor will speak on Tuesday

Eleven people in total, including two brothers of Mohammed M., were in police custody Monday morning at the anti-terrorist sub-directorate of the judicial police (Sdat) and the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI), according to a police source .

The national anti-terrorism prosecutor Jean-François Ricard is due to speak on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Paris judicial court to provide an update on the investigation opened on Friday, particularly for assassination and attempted assassination in relation to a terrorist enterprise.