French handball player Benoît Kounkoud suspected of attempted rape, investigation opened. The 26-year-old player, selected for the French handball team, was placed in police custody in the premises of the 1st judicial police district (DPJ) during the night of Monday to Tuesday, this source said.
The right winger came in as reinforcement due to uncertainties about the physical state of Yanis Lenne at the start of the competition. It was not immediately possible to know whether the police custody was still in progress, nor the player's position on the facts.