the essential A violent fight with axes broke out Monday morning in an RER train at the platform at Ozoir-la-Ferrière station in Seine-et-Marne. A suspect was arrested. We take stock of what we know.
Passengers took out an ax in the RER E on Monday morning at Ozoir-la-Ferrière station in Seine-et-Marne. 2 people were seriously injured. A young boy was arrested.
What happened?
Around 8 a.m. Monday morning, a fight broke out in the RER E still on the platform at Ozoir-la-Ferrière station in Seine-et-Marne. “Several individuals, perpetrators, entered the train when the train arrived at the station,” explains a press release from the Paris police prefect and the Seine-et-Marne prefect. 8 to 10 people boarded, pulled the bell to immobilize the train, and hit the teenagers they were targeting who used to sit in the same place to go to high school.
What weapons were used?
The attackers are armed with a tear gas canister, an axe, an Opinel-type knife and baseball bats.
What is the motive for the attack?
Gray areas remain but it seems that this aggression constitutes “a return match” – according to the expression of the Melun prosecutor’s office – following a first aggression between groups from Roissy-en-Brie and Ozoir-la- Ferrière. The possibility of drug trafficking seems to have been ruled out.
What are the injuries?
Contrary to information circulating, “there was no hand cut off”, indicates the Melun public prosecutor’s office. Two teenagers were seriously injured in the head, arm and hand and one of them risks losing his pinky finger. Two others were more lightly injured. The victims are aged 16 to 17.
Who is the arrested suspect?
He is a 16 year old teenager, originally from Guadeloupe according to CNews. He was arrested at his home. He was taken into custody. The other participants in the attack are still being sought. An investigation is opened for attempted assassination. She is entrusted to the Torcy police station.
