A 43-year-old man was violently beaten by a group of teenagers in Toulon on Friday April 26, 2024. He had just asked them to make less noise. Five suspects were taken into custody and brought before court.
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Friday April 26, 2024, a resident of Toulon was hit by a group of teenagers whom he had asked to stop the noise pollution. Illustrative photo. | FRANCK DUBRAY / WEST-FRANCE ARCHIVES
Five teenagers are suspected of having beaten a resident of Toulon on Friday April 26, 2024. The 43-year-old man allegedly asked them to stop the noise pollution which had continued for several days, specifies BFM Var . In particular, he had heard mortar fire.
His belt saved his life
The teenagers then allegedly attacked him by kicking and punching him, described France Blue Provence . One of the suspects allegedly went so far as to hit him on the head with an electric cable. Then the oldest of the group would have pulled out a knife, but the blade was stopped by the leather belt of the forty-year-old, specifies regional radio. The miners then fled.
The teenagers aged between 14 and 17 were arrested by the anti-crime brigade on Sunday April 28, 2024, then placed in police custody. The person who stabbed him would be known for similar acts, indicates France Blue. They were brought before the Toulon court on Tuesday April 30, 2024, according to BFMTV.
