On the night of July 5 to 6, the 72-year-old man was beaten up by three young people aged 18, 17 and 14, around midnight. The Old Condean had come out to ask them to make less noise.
The Valenciennes prosecutor’s office confirmed it, the 72-year-old resident of Vieux-Condé, who had been beaten up on July 6 by three men, after asking them to make less noise, succumbed to his injuries. on the night of July 10 to 11, 2023.
Discovered in critical condition, covered with bruises and lying in the street, the Old Condéen had been rushed to Valenciennes hospital. Son vital prognosis had been engaged since last Thursday.
At the beginning of the afternoon, this Tuesday, July 11, the town hall of Vieux-Condé spoke about the death of the inhabitant. Mayor David Bustin says he finds himself “in a state of shock at this act of rare violence” before sending his condolences to the family of the deceased.
David Bustin also indicates that the family now wishes “Grieve in private”. Two notebooks of condolences have been deposited at the town hall and in the annex of the town hall, so that those who wish to pay him a last tribute.
Arrested by the police, the three men aged 18; 17 and 14 years old had been taken into custody. The 17-year-old was remanded in custody and charged with attempted murder on Sunday July 9. In a press release, the Parquet of Valenciennes indicated that his accomplices had also been indicted for “non-impediment to commit a crime or misdemeanor and non-assistance to a person in danger.” Facts punished by “5 years imprisonment.“