Seven arrests after a violent assault and a motorcycle theft in Rezé

This is the outcome of‘a survey of more than a month in the Rezé sector (Loire-Atlantique). Seven people are in custody this Wednesday after the theft of a motorcycle and violence against the father of the victim.

On December 12, a man his motorcycle is stolen in front of his mother’s home in Bouguenais. The two-wheeler that a neighbor spotted in the castle district of Rezé. The owner warns the gendarmerie before” go to recover with his father, and a friend, the 125 cm3. But the face-to-face turns to settling scores.

A violent face-to-face

The victim, machete in hand, stops the thief on the motorbike in the middle of the street. She then finds herself surrounded by ten people before fleeing. The victim’s father is severely beaten up. He receives kicks, punches, stones before losing consciousness. One attacker was reportedly injured in his hand and calf.

DNA and social networks advance the investigation

It is thanks to the recovered motorcycle that the investigation is moving forward. Nantes departmental security officers identify the DNA of a man on the severed threads of the two-wheeler. This time thanks to videos on social networks, the police officers recognize several perpetrators of the violence.

In all, six suspects aged 14 to 21 are arrested this Tuesday, January 26, from 6 am, in Rezé. The seventh wanted person was arrested on Wednesday. They are currently in custody.

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