Le Figaro Lyon
The investigation into the attack on a septuagenarian in the 6th arrondissement of Lyon on April 29 has just experienced a rebound with the arrest of a 31-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman on Wednesday at their home. .
The investigations carried out since the events have recently made it possible to identify this couple, suspected of being the author of the violent robbery on the septuagenarian.
Placed in police custody in the wake of their arrest, the two suspects admitted the facts.
They will be presented to the prosecution and tried in immediate appearance Thursday for "theft with a weapon" and "violence with a weapon".
On April 29, 2022, a septuagenarian woman was attacked on rue Waldeck-Rousseau in Lyon by two people who sprayed her with tear gas to steal her necklace.
At the sight of this attack, several witnesses chased the thieves and were also sprayed with gas.
They were still able to recover stolen items.
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