An infamous assault, with the aggravating circumstance that it pits a gang against a single individual. A horrible, gratuitous murder, committed in the heart of the summer of 2018, in Toulouse.

As the Court of Appeal pointed out to Toulouse Newsfour men appear before the assize court for minorsfrom Monday 14 to Friday 18 February 2022, to have threw a sexagenarian into the Garonne after stripping it. The the victim had drowned.

He slept in his car on the island of Ramier

As a reminder, the lifeless body of this man had been fished out “in an advanced state of decomposition” trapped by branches at the height of the islets of BanlèveJuly 25, 2018. This Toulousain, who lived on the street after being evicted from his accommodation, slept in his car, on Ramier Island.

Seized of the investigation, the Toulouse SRPJ discovered that about ten days before the recovery of his body, this homeless man had had an altercation with several individuals, “from Eastern countries”, according to witnesses.

The three majors encourage perpetuity

The investigation established that this small gang of four randomly robbed several passers-by on the night of July 16 to 17, in Toulouse. Looking for bank cards to withdraw cash. The sexagenarian unfortunately crossed their path and the four men, so from 17 to 26 years oldthey could deposited in the waters of the Garonne, near the Pont Pierre-de-Coubertin. To liquidate a witness deemed embarrassing?

This trial for extortion and voluntary homicide is heard throughout the week before the assize court for minors, one of the accused being 17 years old at the time of the events. They encourage 20 years (for the minor) and life (for the three adults). Verdict expected on February 18.

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