Violently attacked on the first evening of the Bayonne Holidays, a 46-year-old man died of his injuries on Thursday, after nine days in an artificial coma, AFP learned from the Bayonne prosecutor’s office on Friday, confirming information from our colleagues of France Blue Basque Country.
On the evening of Wednesday July 26, the forties, named Patrice according to local radio, was on his way home when he noticed that three individuals were urinating in front of his home. Unhappy, he made a remark to them. The three young men then rushed on the Bayonnais and beat him. According to France Bleu, one of the attackers very violently hit the victim on the head, thus causing a cerebral hemorrhage, which will ultimately be fatal.
A call for witnesses to find the attackers
The investigation opened for attempted murder after the violent attack on this Bayonnais, on Wednesday July 26, by three individuals, was logically requalified for murder by the prosecution. The suspects are still being sought. The call for witnesses broadcast by the police the day after the attack was supplemented by a composite portrait of one of them, broadcast since Thursday.
It mentions three individuals aged 20 to 25, of athletic build, shirtless at the time of the events, and who allegedly fled after the assault, which occurred in the heart of the Holidays. The judicial police, in charge of the investigation, are also looking for photos or videos of the time of the attack.
A demonstration against “all forms of violence”
Always according to France Blue Basque Country, a Bayonne collective bringing together peñas, Bayonne restaurant cafe owners and the collective of local residents called to demonstrate in tribute to Patrice and to say “no to all forms of violence”. The rally will take place this Friday at 6 p.m. in the town hall square, Place de la Liberté.