The fifty-year-old man was reportedly taken to task on Friday night after an argument at a restaurant. He was then allegedly severely beaten in front of his wife, before dying on Sunday from his injuries.
“It is with great sadness that we learn of the assault on Friday evening in Montauban then the death this evening of Master Corporal Emmanuel Cueff, former CA of the 17th RGP at the age of 50. May Saint Michael welcome him and protect his family.It is with these words that the friendly of the 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment announced on its Twitter account this Monday the death of the former soldier, who died at the Toulouse University Hospital, probably as a result of a beating.
Based on information from France 3 Occitanie , Emmanuel Cueff was allegedly beaten up in the parking lot of the restaurant Le Nautic in Montauban on Friday evening shortly before midnight, while he was having dinner with his wife. Investigators from the Toulouse judicial police as well as the Montauban prosecutor’s office are still trying to understand what exactly happened – but the car park unfortunately does not have video surveillance. “There were a lot of people smoking outside at that time” entrusted to The Dispatch the manager of the restaurant, specifying that the couple only stayed there for about fifteen minutes. At this stage, the prosecution has not announced any arrests of suspects.
“May Saint Michael watch over him”
Witnesses reported to our colleagues that an argument would have broken out inside the establishment between the victim and several individuals, at least five or six, as a result of which the former parachutist would have rushed out before being caught by his attackers and then beaten up in front of his wife. Left for dead in the parking lot, the man was then taken care of by the emergency services and then transported to the Toulouse University Hospital, where he remained in a state of brain death before finally dying on Sunday. His companion would only be slightly injured.
“It’s awful, what a drama“,”I find it hard to accept a departure in such circumstances“: as reported The Dispatch , many messages of condolence have flourished on social networks, as a testimony to the fear in front of the violence of the aggression that caused the death of the fifty-year-old. Other messages of support were also posted on an online kitty in the name of “Manu”, presented as a fund intended to support the wife and two children of the victim, and which had enabled this Monday evening to raise nearly € 5,000. “May Saint Michael watch over him»Wrote for example a former brigadier of another parachute regiment.