The driver suspected of being behind the Aymen’s death in mid-Decemberduring the celebrations in Montpellier of the World Cup semi-finalwas arrested by car this Tuesday morning at 6 a.m. at the Spanish border, indicates a source familiar with the matter to Parisian, confirming information from France 3 Occitania.
The driver of the vehicle had fled on December 14 following hitting the 14-year-old boy in circumstances that have yet to be clarified. The teenager died shortly following his medical treatment. The suspect was hidden in Spain, in Andalusia, with members of his distant family and returned to France to find logistical support, indicates our source. Listed in the file of wanted persons, he had been wiretapped.
The inspectors had bet on the fact that he was not a pro on the run and that he would end up looking for support in France. No arrest warrant had been issued, the procedure being too long.
After the facts, the prefect of Hérault had indicated in a press release that the suspect had been “identified” and was “actively sought” by the police.
After the death of the teenager, named Aymen, scuffles took place in two underprivileged districts of Montpellier, at La Paillade, where the fatal accident took place, and at Petit Bard. The prefect had called for “calm” and “appeasement”.
“Many untruths and false information circulate on social networks, helping to excite the spirits”, he explained, adding that “provocations to hatred, wherever they come from, such as calls to private revenge, are not only irresponsible, but also unacceptable. No act of violence, whatever the motivation, can be tolerated”.
calls for calm
Aymen’s family had also called for “the greatest calm” in a statement communicated at his request by the town hall of Montpellier, assuring his “confidence in the institutions of the Republic”.
The prefect specified that two units of mobile forces comprising 160 CRS and gendarmes as well as several anti-crime brigades (BAC) were “regarding to be deployed in Montpellier in order to ensure the safety of people and to prevent possible disturbances at the ‘public order “.
A tribute ceremony took place Friday at the college of Montpellier where the boy was educated, in the presence of the mayor of the city Mickaël Delafosse and the rector of the academy Sophie Bejean.
The victim’s history and geography teacher, Julien Frayssinhes, described the teenager as a “solar child, adorable, full of energy, joy and good humor”. His plastic arts teacher recalled that Aymen liked to “ask at the end of class if he had done well”.
