Man beaten to death in Grande-Synthe: the victim trapped by his attackers ?

Philippe, 22 years old, died as a result of his injuries on Tuesday April 16. He had been wheel of beatings the night before Grande-Synthe (North). An investigation is open.

What happened? on the night of Monday 15 to Tuesday 16 April 2024 & Grande-Synthe (North) ? This is what the judicial police in charge of the investigation opened after the passage &agrav; tobacco of Philippe, 22 years old, found unconscious in a parking lot located &agrav; behind the Carrefour Contact store in the town of 20,000 inhabitants. Initially opened for attempted murder by an organized gang, the investigation was continued. reclassified as organized gang murder the aftermath of the death of Philippe, Tuesday evening, relays Le Parisien. 

"According to the first elements, the facts could have been " committed by at least three individuals, indicatedé in a press release the prosecutor of the Republic of Dunkirk, Charlotte Huet, who clarified that investigations are continuing actively in order to identify all the accused and clarify the circumstances of the commission of the facts, reports Le Figaro. According to information from Parisien, two minors were allegedly killed. arrested, one Tuesday, the other Wednesday morning. One of them would be older. aged 14. 

An attack of rare violence

While Le Figaro advanced on Wednesday the possibility of of an ambush, orchestrated via social networks, several other media, including Le Parisien, report that Philippe would have beené attacked while he was simply returning home. On the phone with this employee from a socio-educational center in Grande-Synthe at the time of his attack, a friend of Philippe's would have had a quick exchange with the # 39;one of the attackers before the latter put an end to the attack the conversation when hanging up. It was this friend who would have alerted Philippe's loved ones so that they can leave his search in the middle of the night. 

Discovered unconscious, the unfortunate man showed "several traces of blows, notably on the face". Philippe wasé transportation in the wake of Dunkirk hospital before being sent to hospital at the Lille hospital center. “He was at his friend's house at the end of my street. He came back towards my house, 200 meters ago, 300 meters maximum. And they caught him. on the way", revealedé one of the victim's brothers this Wednesday afternoon  RTL. And the second brother, Dylan, adds: "What we know is that he was' oacute; shooting towards the Carrefour, behind the parking lot. finish the job over there."

A gang is already there known to law enforcement ?

Confident that he had little additional information, the first brother, Kelvyn, explained that the individuals would not have hit his brother "that's face". "But if he died of blows " The head is that they were there. “They were strong and they typed it well,” he said. The victim's brother also revealed that he was a victim. that, during the attack, Philippe's telephone as well as "personal affairs" have been stolen. And to confide about the attackers: "This gang, çhas carried out several attacks that they are trying to commit& Grande-Synthe."

At the end of the day on Wednesday, the city's mayor, Martial Beyaert, held a press conference during which he hoped&eac;& nbsp;condemn the political recovery of this sad affair. "Grande-Synthe'is not a lawless zone", he argued, denouncing in passing the " abuses of the fascist on social networks, relays France Bleu. On the subject of the victim, Martial Beyaert mentioned a young man "very favorably known in the town". And to detail: "He had workedé extracurricular, & the school canteen and was to start a contract on the Amazon platform in Bergues. It was perfectly inserted. socially."

After having obtained the agreement of Philippe's two brothers, the'édile also announced: that a white march would be organized on Friday, April 19, at 11:00. She will leave from Noordover high school. Earlier in the day, the mayor of the town had already spoken. expressed his emotion on Facebook and shared the link to the fundraiser launched by the victim's relatives to help the family survive. pay for the funeral.