A sordid affair that had not yet been revealed.
A 92-year-old man was violently attacked by a drug addict a few weeks ago, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, near the "
cracker " camp in Square Forceval,
Le Figaro
learned
from a well-informed source this Friday, September 23.
Thrown to the ground and beaten, we are told, he was hospitalized and would be today "
between life and death
".
The facts date back to September 9.
After visiting his son, who lives in the Square Forceval district, a nonagenarian is followed by a hooded individual.
As the 92-year-old man prepares to return home, the suspicious individual forces his way through his building hall, grabs the old man and throws him violently to the ground.
He hits him all over his body, and seizes his money and his papers.
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But the assailant had not noticed the CCTV cameras in front of the building.
When the victim's son filed a complaint on behalf of his father on September 12, investigators from the local reception and investigation service (SAIP) in the 19th arrondissement took over the file, analyzed the recorded videos, and derive a description of the individual, recognizable by his "
feminine
" gait - who moreover deceived the nonagenarian, convinced that his assailant was a woman.
On September 13, 450 officers combed through the square during a large police operation followed by
Le Figaro
.
The presumed aggressor is checked, and his identity noted.
Three days later, during the checks, a foot patrol arrested him and placed him in custody.
The camp regular carried a “
crack pebble
” on him , we are told.
He was brought before a judge and placed in pre-trial detention, after admitting the attack on the nonagenarian.
The latter was hospitalized and, according to the association of residents of Villette Village, would currently be "
between life and death
".
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