Two men aged 29 and a teenage girl aged 16 were named as executioners. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital, without a life-threatening condition.
The phone used during this exchange is quickly geolocated. It is 15 km away, at Place des Onze-Arpents, in Villejuif. While the town of Hautes-Bruyères is secured by colleagues, a crew from the local Bac quickly spots the vehicle.