The video of the man killed with a machete in front of the Rennes metro on Monday May 29 was published on social networks. “Terrible images” according to the public prosecutor of Rennes who had them removed from Twitter.
“Following the dissemination of these terrible images on social networks, the Rennes prosecutor’s office and the management of the judicial police contacted Twitter, which indicated that the content had been deleted” affirms the public prosecutor of Rennes. Philippe Astruc reacted immediately following the broadcast of a video showing the 26-year-old man killed with a machete in front of the Henri-Fréville metro station on Monday May 29, 2023.
The shock of seeing his images spread on the networks was great. “What to think of a mother watching the agony of her child, just the dread” continues the magistrate of the parquet floor.
Lire : A man killed with a machete this Monday evening near a metro station in Rennes
A criminal investigation is entrusted to the judicial police, assures Philippe Astruc who specifies that “the recording and dissemination of these images incur a 5-year prison sentence”.
According to the public prosecutor, “These facts perfectly illustrate the process of “decivilization” recently noted by the President of the Republic (to be linked to the “process of civilization” depicted by Nobert Elias in 1939″.
The young man was killed around 11:15 p.m. on Monday, May 29. The victim could be identified. He is a 26-year-old man, born in Senegal, known to the judiciary, and whose family lives in the neighborhood. The victim found refuge in the metro station, she went down to platform level by the stairs. A homeless person gave him first aid and put a tourniquet on his leg.
Video surveillance has confirmed that the weapon used was indeed a machete and that the altercation took place in public space.
The public prosecutor says that investigations into the homicide are continuing.
2023-06-03 00:01:35
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