The fatal attack on a homeless man in Lyon, a reflection of the daily ordeal of the homeless in France

“I almost died several times”confides au Figaro this Friday morning Mehdi, a homeless man in his fifties, on the street for almost 15 years. In France in 2023, at least 735 homeless people will have died, according to figures published at the end of October by the Collectif Les Morts de la Rue. 60% of causes of death among “without a home” are “poorly defined and poorly identified”specifies Adèle Lenormand, coordinator of the epidemiological investigation for the collective. Although the cause of death often remains unknown, we know that at least 5% of deaths are due to assault.

Figures that resonate with current events. Monday in Lyon, a homeless man was found dead on the public highway, beaten with a concrete block. This murder of incredible violence was filmed by a video surveillance camera and broadcast on social networks. In the images, we can see a man throwing the block at the victim lying on the ground. In this case, the suspect, Levis E., was arrested…