The 36-year-old Samoan international is accused of injuring a waitress after ASM's victory against Vannes.
The third row of the ASM Clermont Auvergne Rugby club Fritz Lee will be tried for aggravated violence after injuring a waitress, the prosecution said on Wednesday. The player was taken into custody on Wednesday at the Clermont-Ferrand police station and admitted the facts, detailed the city's public prosecutor Dominique Puechmaille, confirming information from the regional daily The Mountain .
The 36-year-old Samoan international is accused of injuring a waitress on the night of October 19 to 20 while he was celebrating his club's victory against Vannes (55-33) in a match of the 7th day in a Clermont bar. from Top 14. The victim who had a broken wrist was prescribed an ITT (total incapacity for work) of 30 days, said Ms. Puechmaille. The player will be tried in the spring for aggravated violence as part of an appearance on prior admission of guilt (CRPC).
“Faced with such actions, the club in no way condones the behavior of certain of its employees, whose exemplary behavior on and off the field is a fundamental and non-negotiable notion”the ASM reacted in mid-November in a press release. “To date, one player has been sanctioned”he added, without saying more. Fritz Lee played in Clermont's last match won on Saturday against Castres.
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