Rapper MHD (Mohamed Sylla) denies having participated in the deadly brawl. - MARTIN BUREAU / AFP

MHD remains in prison. Accused of intentional homicide after a deadly fight in Paris, the 25-year-old rapper saw his pretrial detention extended by six months, according to information published this Sunday by Liberation , and confirmed at 20 Minutes by his lawyer Elise Arfi this Monday.

On July 6, a 23-year-old boy died of a beating and a stab wound in the 10th arrondissement of the capital, "a settling of scores between bands in the 10th and 19th arrondissement" which had involved about fifteen people, had indicated at the time of his custody a source close to the investigation.

Settlement of accounts between bands

"Several young people from the 19th had descended on the 10th in" punitive operation "mode," said this source. However, that day, the rapper's car, originally from the 19th arrondissement, was seen on the scene.

Upon the indictment of his client, Mr. Arfi had said in a press release that he disputed "any implication in this brawl, his presence at the scene of the facts not being proven".

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