Four men, aged 21 to 42, were to be indicted Monday evening, May 15 for "murder" after the discovery of a 40-year-old man died in a street of Bernay in the night from Saturday to Sunday, announced the prosecutor's office of Evreux. "The prosecutor's office has opened a judicial investigation into the charges of murder and alteration of crime scenes. We think that perhaps it was considered to him (the victim, editor's note) settle his account, "said the prosecutor Rémi Coutien, at a press briefing.
Emergency services were called around 02:00 am on Sunday after the discovery of a body on the public road. Arrived shortly after, the gendarmes "see near the body three individuals who walk quietly but who, at the sight of the gendarmes, flee. They are quickly arrested (...) Placed in custody, they have traces of blood on their clothes, "said the magistrate. "A fourth man was arrested a few hours later while hiding near the scene between two cars. He had traces of blood and was carrying an American fist," he continued.
"A pointer, a child rapist"
"According to the medical examiner, the victim died as a result of numerous blows causing a wound to the back of the head and fractures of all the bones of the face," said the prosecutor. The facts, which were filmed "for 1h20" by two of the protagonists, would have taken place in the apartment of one of the arrested during a party during which "a lot of alcohol and drugs" were consumed. The four defendants would have accused the victim, according to the magistrate "of being a pointer, a rapist of children". During the searches carried out in the homes of those arrested, cannabis was found, including 500 g at the home of one of them.