a teenager killed in the street with a knife, six people arrested

A 16-year-old teenager died from his injuries after being stabbed during a brawl in the street not far from the Jules Guesde high school, Tuesday February 6 around 6:45 p.m., France Bleu Hérault and franceinfo learned from a source police officer Wednesday February 7. “The altercation took place between two groups of young men and girls who had met there”, specifies for its part the Montpellier public prosecutor’s office in a press release. Six people were arrested.

The teenager “who was part of one of the two groups” has been “pursued by several individuals, one of whom was wearing a helmet and who also participated in the altercation”adds the prosecution. “He was caught after running about a hundred meters and the helmeted individual struck him in the chest with a bladed weapon then fled.”

An attack against a backdrop of sentimental rivalry

The victim was transported in serious condition to Montpellier University Hospital, the boy died during the night. The victim “lived in Hérault, outside the Montpellier metropolis”indicates the prosecution.

According to the first elements of the investigation, the teenager was stabbed against a backdrop of sentimental rivalry, franceinfo learned from a source close to the case. Five people aged 15 to 21 were arrested, indicates the prosecution, a sixth person “happened spontaneously” presented this night and was taken into police custody.