Two men, involved in the ultra-violent assault in a laundromat in Soisy-sous-Montmorency (Val-d'Oise) this Sunday, surrendered on their own this Wednesday to the Enghien police station (Val-d ' Oise). They were immediately taken into police custody. They are added to a third man, arrested this Tuesday afternoon, whose custody was extended this Wednesday evening.
Two other aggressors remain actively sought. "They are the most active in the assault, those who hit the victim with the baseball bats," says a source familiar with the matter. Inhabitants of Eaubonne and Soisy-sous-Montmorency, they are all of Pakistani origin.
Sunday, Augustin M., 44, was beaten up with baseball bats by several men in a laundromat located near the Leader-Price parking lot. The father of the family lodged a complaint the next day for "aggravated violence followed by incapacity not exceeding 8 days". He explains that this assault took place after having arrested a laundry user who was not wearing his mask.
Complicated auditions
The hearings, "complicated" according to a police source, made it possible to reconstruct the scenario of this punitive expedition, which led to the lynching of Augustine. The first man arrested on Tuesday is the one who had an altercation with the father of the family.
As the situation worsened, the man, withdrawn from the images and bearing no blow, called for reinforcement "big arms", including his brother, aged about thirty. The latter, who visited during the day, is trying to temper the situation. Before it escalates.
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