A man was arrested late Monday afternoon and taken into police custody as part of the investigation following the assault of a photo-journalist from the regional daily L'Union in Reims on Saturday, announced the prosecution.
"An individual, major, was arrested this day at the end of the afternoon by the police services of the police station of Reims and placed in custody for attempted aggravated murder", indicated in a press release the public prosecutor. in Reims, Matthieu Bourrette.
Police custody as part of the investigation opened following the assault on a photo-journalist from the regional daily L'Union in Reims on Saturday.
Aggravated murder and non-assistance to a person in danger
The investigation is open on counts of attempted murder aggravated and non-assistance to person in danger, specified Matthieu Bourrette.
Assaulted on Saturday afternoon while covering groups of young people in the priority area of the Red Cross, Christian Lantenois, 65, was still in critical condition Monday on Monday.
Its vital prognosis is still engaged, according to one of the chief editors of the regional newspaper, Sébastien Lacroix.