Philippe Monguillot, the bus driver assaulted Sunday in Bayonne, and who had been brain dead since, died Friday late afternoon, his daughter Marie announced to an AFP correspondent.
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" We decided to let him go. The doctors were for and so were we , "she said, while her mother Véronique announced on social media" My husband died at 5.30 pm, RIP my love .
6000 people walking white
Thursday, 6000 people gathered in Bayonne during a white march to pay tribute to him. " This human tide is important, it's incredible support ," she added, very moved, many times to tears, by the many applause and signs of support.
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Carrying a large photo of her and her embracing husband, she walked at the head of the parade with her daughters Marie, 18, Manon, 21 and Mélanie, 24, each with a bouquet of white flowers in hand. Behind them, local elected officials and employees of Chronoplus, the network of the agglomeration of Bayonne / Anglet / Biarritz.
Two suspects, 22 and 23 years old, known to police
According to the Bayonne prosecution, the bus driver was the victim of an " extremely violent " assault when he wanted to control the ticket of one person and demanded the wearing of the mask for three others.
Two men, 22 and 23 years old and known to the police, were suspected of having carried out the beating and were charged with attempted murder and imprisoned. Two other individuals, in their thirties, were imprisoned and charged, in particular for " failure to assist a person in danger ".