He was declared brain dead after his assault. Bus driver Philippe Monguillot died of his injuries late Friday afternoon, as announced by his daughter Marie.
"We decided to let him go. The doctors were for and so were we, "said the young woman, while her mother Véronique announced on social networks" My husband died at 5.30 pm, RIP my love ".
The 58-year-old man was violently attacked last Sunday in Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) after asking passengers in his vehicle to wear a mask and to check the ticket of one of them.
Aged 22 and 23 and known to police, two men suspected of having carried out the blows were indicted this week for attempted homicide and imprisoned, a legal qualification which will evolve due to the death of the victim.
"We will take requisitions for additional indictments" against the two suspects for "intentional homicide on a public transport network agent", explained the prosecutor of the Republic of Bayonne, Jérôme Bourrier, who confirmed the death. Two other individuals, in their thirties, were imprisoned, in particular for "failure to assist a person in danger".
Reinforced security conditions
The bus drivers of the network of the agglomeration of Bayonne, who had exercised their right of withdrawal after the assault of their colleague on Sunday evening, will resume work on Monday "under conditions of reinforced security", announced Friday the operator of Keolis transport.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin is scheduled to travel to Bayonne on Saturday to take stock of security in the city with state officials, then meet with public transport drivers and unions.
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The Minister for Transport Jean-Baptiste Djebbari made the trip Tuesday evening and met with drivers of the transport network of the Bayonne agglomeration called Chronoplus.
