Monday afternoon, two police officers went to the OM training center to collect the complaint from Dimitri Payet after the incidents in Lyon the night before.
Injured to the head after being thrown from a plastic bottle as he was about to take a corner kick after four minutes of play, the Olympian midfielder did not participate in training with his teammates.
The Team was able to access its complaint for “aggravated willful violence”.
“We had just started the meeting when I received a full plastic water bottle at the level of the skull and more precisely at the level of the left ear, said Payet to the police.
I immediately felt a sharp pain and fell to the ground.
I was stunned, but I didn't fall for it.
I don't know where the bottle came from.
I did not see the perpetrator.
I stayed several minutes on the ground, the pain was intense.
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His alleged attacker tried on Tuesday
The OM captain, who has become a real target on the move, did not immediately understand the gravity of the situation.
“When I returned to the locker room, I realized what had happened to me.
I was shocked alone, on the treatment table, he adds.
I was completely unable to resume the match (…) I am now afraid of taking corners when I play away.
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His alleged attacker, arrested in the stands after his gesture and who admitted the facts, saw his police custody extended Monday evening.
He must be referred to the prosecution Tuesday morning and tried in immediate appearance at 2:00 pm before the judicial court of Lyon (Rhône) for "violence with a weapon by destination in a sports venue".
