Man burned in a settling of score in Marseille: wave of arrests

Nine people suspected of being involved in the kidnapping and then the death in Marseille of a man found burned in the trunk of a vehicle in August will be presented to a judge for indictment, announced Thursday, November 25. the floor.

A total of twelve people were arrested Monday in the Bouches-du-Rhône, in the Gard and in the vicinity of Toulouse, said the prosecutor of the Republic of Marseille Dominique Laurens during a press point.

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Five of them, two women and three men, suspected by investigators of belonging to "

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The prosecution requested that the three men be placed in pre-trial detention.

Four other suspects, against whom a "

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Locked in the trunk of a car

On the night of August 22, in the heart of Marseille, a 27-year-old man, known to the police and already sentenced twelve times, was taken by force in a vehicle, under the gaze of a witness who had filmed the scene. His body was discovered shortly after in the trunk of a burning car. The autopsy had shown that the victim was alive at the time of the vehicle fire.

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During the searches, a handgun, several stolen vehicles and money were discovered by investigators from the judicial police.