a man suspected in the murder of Lilian Dejean arrested this Thursday in Portugal

MISCELLANEOUS FACTS – The murder of the municipal agent took place a little over two months ago in Grenoble. This Thursday, November 21, a man suspected in the death of Lilian Dejean, seriously injured by bullets while trying to prevent the author of a road accident from fleeing, was arrested in Portugal, according to the Grenoble prosecutor , Eric Vaillant.

“A man likely to be Abdoul Diallo”suspected of the murder of Lilian Dejean, “has just been arrested in Portugal under the European arrest warrant” issued after the tragedy, Eric Vaillant told the press. “Checks are underway to ensure the identity of the person arrested”he added.

The identity papers of the suspect, a 25-year-old man named Abdoul Diallo, were found in the car abandoned after the murder. A judicial investigation had been opened in particular for “murder of a person entrusted with a public service mission”.

It is, according to Eric Vaillant, “thanks to the investigations carried out by French police officers” the organized and specialized crime divisions of Lyon and Grenoble, and “thanks to European police and judicial cooperation”that the suspect was able to be arrested.

Victim tried to prevent hit-and-run

Lilian Dejean, a 49-year-old father, was shot in the chest early on September 8, while trying to prevent a man who had caused a traffic accident while driving a car from fleeing. powerful rental car registered in Poland.

The municipal employee died shortly after in hospital. His death aroused immense emotion among his colleagues and residents, who paid him glowing tributes the day after the murder.

The main suspect already known to the justice system in particular for “theft, violence and drug trafficking” and for having beaten, with five fellow prisoners, another prisoner at the Varces remand center in June 2023.

Tried in August 2023 for this violence, he received a four-month prison sentence accompanied by a ban on possessing a weapon for five years. A week after his return to prison, he was involved in further violence for which he was to be tried on October 3.

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