A 49-year-old father died on Saturday after being beaten up in the street during the day in the Rennes metropolitan area for an unknown reason, the prosecution said on Sunday.
These "acts of violence resulting in death" occurred in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande on Wednesday July 21 around 1 pm, said Rennes prosecutor Philippe Astruc, confirming information from the regional daily
Ouest-France
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At that time, the father of the family, accompanied by his concubine, had come to visit an apartment, before an argument broke out near the town hall with a group of several people.
"The victim who was born in 1972 in Rennes died on Saturday," added the prosecution.
The motive for the altercation is not yet established.
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Known in the cultural world
An autopsy must take place on Monday and the investigation was entrusted to the police of the departmental security of Rennes.
"Everything will naturally be done to identify, challenge and punish the perpetrators of these serious facts", concludes the magistrate.
The victim, father of twins, was known in the cultural community, reports the regional daily.
Guitarist, he was part of several music groups and chaired an association.
He was also the son of the mayor of the small town of Vezin-le-Coquet.
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