Le Figaro Lyon
The video broadcast by the far-right collective Némésis has been viewed more than 400,000 times since yesterday.
The eight seconds of image show the attack on a young woman in the street, by several men, one of whom punched her violently in the face, in Old Lyon.
The events took place during the night from Saturday to Sunday on the Quai Romain-Rolland, in the 5th arrondissement, near the La Féria bar, near the Place de la Baleine, according to information confirmed in Le
Figaro
.
A police source specifies that the victim filed a complaint and that an investigation was opened.
She had not called the 17th at the time of the incident.
Originally from Jura, the victim received a 12-day ITT following this violence, according to information from Le
Figaro
.
The investigation launched by the gendarmerie for “intentional violence in a meeting against a woman” and “dissemination of images of the facts on social networks” must be transmitted to the Lyon police.
Violent punch
The video shows a young woman in a dress, held by two men.
A third first pulls the victim's hair, while another tries to defend him.
“Are you insulting my mother?”
, the attacker seems to shout before throwing a violent punch at the young woman.
Investigators will have to shed light on the circumstances of this attack and the identity of the protagonists.
The scene was also captured by video surveillance cameras installed on this busy and festive route.