Two suspects are in police custody after the violent attack on the mayor of Magnières in Meurthe-et-Moselle. Contacted to bring calm to the village hall of his town during the night, the city councilor was molested and remains in a state of shock.
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The mayor of Magnières (Meurthe-et-Moselle), Edouard Babel, was attacked on the night of Saturday to Sunday by several people, while he was intervening for night noise, reports Sunday June 4 France Bleu Sud Lorraine. Joined by France Bleu, the chosen one says he had “The fear of his life“. He filed a complaint. An investigation is open.
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The assault occurred during the night, around 2:30 a.m. in the village hall. The mayor is called for a fight. He goes to the scene with friends to ask for calm. On the spot, he is then slapped, chased, put on the ground and beaten by seven or eight people, according to the public prosecutor François Capin-Duhoste quoted by France Bleu and which confirms information from the East Republican.
“I didn’t think something like this could happen in our small towns“, says Edouard Babel who suffers from multiple bruises. He does not intend to resign but says he needs time to recover morally from this night.
According to the Nancy prosecutor’s office, two men aged 16 and 18 were taken into custody. The oldest for “meeting violence“, “contempt” And “threats against a person holding public authority“. The youngest for “death threats” And “contempt of law enforcement“during his arrest. The investigation must still make it possible to identify the other people involved in this affair.
In early May, the mayor of Saint-Brevin (Loire-Atlantique), Yannick Morez, submitted his resignation after the arson attack on his house.
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