2023-08-06 08:15:55
A brawl with fatal consequences occurred the night of Friday to Saturday during the ducasse of Isières, in the entity of Ath. Victim of blows, a father died of cardiac arrest. The perpetrator was apprehended and an investigation into intentional bodily harm resulting in death was opened. The case has been placed under investigation.
A fight between two men broke out in the village square of Isières where the local ducasse had been in full swing since Thursday. The facts took place around 01:30 near the bar which was installed in the middle of the square. For some reason the investigation will attempt to determine, an individual arrived and immediately beat up a man who was attending the party. After a short altercation, under the violence of the blows, the victim fell to the ground and had a heart attack. She died on the spot, despite the rapid intervention of emergency physicians from the SMUR.
“The victim would be a resident of Lessines, father of two children“, said Saturday morning Bruno Lefebvre, mayor of Ath. “The perpetrator of the blows is a ‘turbulent’ man in his thirties. He is known to the police for numerous fights. The individual was subdued by the guards, then arrested by the police“Athois, still indicates the mayor.
The laboratory of the federal scientific police of Tournai-Mons descended on the scene in order to carry out readings. The Tournai-Mons public prosecutor’s office has been informed of the facts and the file has been put under investigation. An autopsy of the victim’s body should be performed on Saturday. The organizers of the Ducasse d’Isières have decided to completely stop the event.
This death which occurred during a festivity, falls three weeks following a fatal brawl which cost the life of a person during an evening under a marquee in Péronnes (Antoing). The prosecution clarified that at this stage, and according to the first elements of the investigation, the facts would not be linked.
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