Aminata Diallo in police custody after the alleged assault of her teammate, Kheira Hamraoui

The midfielder of PSG and the France team, Aminata Diallo, was arrested on Wednesday, November 10, at his home in Marly-le-Roi (Yvelines), by investigators from the Versailles judicial police. She was taken into custody, PSG confirmed in a statement.

On Monday, November 4, after an evening organized in a restaurant in the Bois de Boulogne in the presence of all the players and the Parisian staff, Kheira Hamraoui was the victim of a violent attack. Present in the vehicle driven by Aminata Diallo, Hamraoui would have been extracted. Two hooded people then attacked her physically, including beating her legs with an iron bar. An assault lasting several minutes and with physical and moral consequences. The player, back at PSG during the offseason, had stitches in her legs and hands. An injury that deprived her of the Champions League meeting against Real Madrid, during which Aminata Diallo, who plays in the same position as her, was the holder.

In a statement, the capital club reacted: “Paris Saint-Germain takes note of Aminata Diallo’s police custody this morning by the Versailles SRPJ as part of the procedure opened following an assault last Thursday evening against Club players […] Since Thursday evening November 4, the Club has taken all the necessary measures to guarantee the health, well-being and safety of its players. Paris Saint-Germain is working with the Versailles SRPJ to shed light on the facts. The Club is attentive to the progress of the procedure and will study the follow-up to be given “.

Club statement

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