FC Nantes supporter attacked on the sidelines of the match against Nice is dead

The evening of December 2 was marked by drama, before the match on the 14th day of Ligue 1 between Nantes and Nice (1-0). A 31-year-old supporter of the Nantes Loire Brigade died after an altercation between fans of both camps. “Shortly before 8 p.m., several VTC vehicles carrying Nice supporters were attacked by supporters of FC Nantes while they were traveling on avenue de la gare de Saint-Joseph, in order to go to the Beaujoire stadium.explained the Nantes prosecutor’s office to franceinfo, during the night from Saturday to Sunday.

“During these events, in circumstances which remain to be determined, a 31-year-old man, a supporter of FC Nantes, collapsed. Despite the rapid intervention of emergency services, the man could not be saved and died on the spot. The very first forensic investigations show that the victim has a wound in the back, which could correspond to a bladed weapon. These elements will naturally have to be refined during the autopsy which will be quickly carried out.”specifies the prosecution, which adds that hearings of witnesses are still in progress.

An investigation into intentional homicide has been opened

An investigation into intentional homicide was opened, and entrusted by the Nantes public prosecutor’s office jointly to the territorial direction of the judicial police and to the Departmental Security of the Departmental Directorate of Public Security of Loire-Atlantique. “Great pain this evening in Nantes, after the death of a Canaries supporter, killed while going to the matchregretted Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, the Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, on X. All my thoughts for his family, his loved ones, his comrades in the stands.”