After days of investigation, the Pornic departmental gendarmerie company arrested a 15-year-old minor, following two violent attacks which took place last week in Saint-Viaud and Saint-Brévin-les-Pins. After admitting the facts, the latter was placed under judicial supervision. His trial hearing will take place on January 28. A 16-year-old girl was also taken into police custody for having filmed one of these attacks.
Handgun, and shots
The two attacks took place on the same day last weekNovember 15. The first took place around 6 p.m., at a sports field in Saint-Viaud. A 16-year-old young man was severely beaten. The author, who had armed himself with a handgun, had it violently hit in the face, “causing serious injuries” say the police. For the moment, the motive for this first attack is still not known. This scene of violence was filmed by a 16-year-old minor.
The same day, around 11:50 p.m., the author, aged 15, was then at the heart of an altercation in the parking lot of the Saint-Brévin-les-Pins bowling alley, against the backdrop of a scooter being stolen. The victim, a 25-year-old man, was hit by two gunshots. Seriously injured in the eye, he was then transported to Nantes hospital, acts “uncommon in the country of Retz” explain the gendarmerie.
4 people placed in police custody
Four days later, on November 19, the gendarmes arrested and then placed 4 individuals in police custody, aged 15 to 18. Following these measures, the police managed to identify this 15-year-old minor, domiciled in Saint-Viaudas the only person involved in these two altercations. The young man quickly admitted the facts. Placed under judicial supervision, he will be summoned, along with the 16-year-old girl who filmed one of the attacks, on January 28 for his trial hearing.
