Two brothers jailed for “murder” after a fatal brawl in the Alpes-Maritimes

The two suspects in a brawl that left one person dead on Sunday, September 1 in Antibes have been charged with “murder” and placed in pretrial detention, France Bleu Azur learned from the Grasse prosecutor’s office on Tuesday. The men being prosecuted by the courts are two brothers aged 24 and 28, they deny the facts.

On Sunday, around 5am, the police and emergency services intervened to break up a fight in Antibes and found a man seriously injured by a knife.Despite the care provided by the firefighters, the victim died”indicates the Grasse public prosecutor’s office.

A little later on Sunday morning, at 7:15 a.m., the police arrested two brothers, aged 24 and 28, “known to the police and justice services”adds the public prosecutor. During their police custody, the suspects admitted to having reacted to “an assault a few minutes before” And “having punched and kicked the victim, without admitting to having used a bladed weapon.”

The two main suspects were released from police custody on Tuesday and were presented to the Grasse prosecutor’s office. They were charged with “murder” and placed in pre-trial detention. A judge was also instructed to conduct a judicial investigation against unknown persons for “intentional violence in a group without total incapacity for work” in connection with another fight. “the evening of the events”.