A call for witnesses was launched Monday evening, a few hours after the opening of an investigation into the assault of a teenager in Lyon. The facts took place Friday at 11 p.m. Place Bellecour, near the Tourist Office. The victim's entourage, who relayed the case on Facebook, say Augustine, 17, was beaten by a group of five individuals as he sought to protect girls being bullied.
The police, who did not receive any call Friday evening to report this attack (just like the firefighters), are therefore looking for witnesses who would have attended the scene. Anyone likely to provide information to investigators in order to identify suspects or shed light on the course of the evening, is invited to contact the police station of the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
[# AppelàTémoins] Friday, August 21 around 11:00 p.m. Place Bellecour in #Lyon, a 17-year-old young man was attacked by several individuals. Anyone likely to help the investigators is requested to contact the Lyon 2nd Police Station ⏬ pic.twitter.com/6ESCLTVU1o
- Police Nationale 69 (@ PoliceNat69) August 24, 2020A hashtag #JusticepourAugustin
For this, two telephone numbers are available: 04 78 42 26 56 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 04 78 78 40 40, evenings and weekends.
The teenager's assault was quickly picked up by many far-right or nationalist activists on social networks, even before the judicial or police authorities confirmed the facts. A support group calling for #JusticePourAugustin was also launched on Facebook by the boy's relatives. It had more than 8,000 members this Tuesday morning.
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Lyon: Investigation opened after the beating of a teenager who wanted to defend girls at a bus stop
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