The manager of a merry-go-round was indicted on Thursday for "
manslaughter
" and "
concealed work
" after the fatal fall of a young woman from his attraction on Saturday February 4 at the Clermont-Ferrand funfair, said the public prosecutor's office in Clermont-Ferrand.
At the head of the family business with his wife and daughter, the 42-year-old manager, placed in police custody on Wednesday February 8, is being prosecuted as a legal person.
The prosecution requested that he be placed under judicial supervision.
Its attraction had been appraised on Monday February 6.
In addition to a faulty seat belt, “
several other elements seem to be at the origin of the accident.
The operator in charge of the carousel would not have made all the necessary checks before operating
"the carousel, added the prosecution.
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This man, employed without an employment contract, fled after the accident and is wanted by the police.
A technical inspection of the carousel had been carried out “
less than a year ago
”.
A 22-year-old student died on Saturday evening after falling from this sensational carousel at Cristal Parc which had just opened its doors, injuring the manager in her fall.
A march is organized on Saturday February 11, the day of his funeral, according to local media, the day initially planned for the inauguration of the carnival, which was canceled by the town hall.