prolonged police custody of the motorist

Paul, 27, was killed on Tuesday in front of 7 boulevard Malesherbes, very close to Place Madeleine, in Paris. A murder investigation has been opened.

The police custody of the motorist accused of killing a cyclist on Tuesday October 15 in Paris has been extended, indicated Thursday morning, the Paris prosecutor’s office requested by franceinfo. A murder investigation is opened by the prosecution.

Arrested on site and placed in police custody, the suspect is a 52-year-old man. According to the first elements of the investigation and the statements of several witnesses, there was an altercation on Tuesday around 5:45 p.m. between this driver and a 27-year-old cyclist, in front of 7 boulevard Malesherbes, very close to Place Madeleine, in Paris.