In a coma after the assault, Arthur, 19, did not survive his injuries.
The young man from Saint-Michel-sur-Orge (Essonne), who suffered from multiple bruises to the head after being lynched on the night of Thursday to Friday in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, died Sunday evening.
According to the Evry prosecutor's office, this beating is part of the context of gang wars between young people from Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois and Saint-Michel-sur-Orge.
Third victim of brawls in Essonne this year
On the evening of the assault, Arthur was with a friend on the edge of the Saint-Hubert district in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois when he was attacked by a group.
An investigation, entrusted to the departmental security of Essonne, has been opened.
After this attack, the two mayors announced in a joint statement the arrival of “police reinforcements” for the two municipalities.
Already on May 28, a 15-year-old young man, Dramane, was seriously injured with a hammer during a fight between young people from Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois and Saint-Michel-sur-Orge.
In this case, two minors aged 16 and 17 were indicted for "attempted murder" and imprisoned.
Arthur is the third victim this year in Essonne to succumb to his injuries following a brawl.
In February, two 14-year-old teenagers had died in quick succession, Toumani in Boussy-Saint-Antoine and Lilibelle in Saint-Chéron.
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