A 17-year-old minor killed near the Poitiers Fair, five people in police custody

Five people were arrested by Poitiers police officers and placed in police custody, including the main suspect in the fatal stabbing.

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Police station in Paris, in April 2024. Illustrative image.  (FIORA GARENZI / HANS LUCAS)

A 17-year-old teenager was killed by a stab wound to the throat on the night of Wednesday May 15 to Thursday May 16, during a brawl in the parking lots of the Poitiers Fair, France Bleu Poitou learned from concordant sources.

This young man died in an altercation between two gangs, around midnight: the reason for this brawl is currently unknown. The victim, treated by emergency services, died a little later.

Thursday morning, five people were arrested by Poitiers police officers and placed in police custody, including the main suspect in the fatal stabbing. According to information from France Bleu Poitou, the police fear possible reprisals. The victim was herself known to the justice services.


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