• On the evening of October 12, 2022, a man who has since died was attacked and beaten by residents of Escarène who suspected him of being the author of a theft committed a little earlier in this village in the Alps. -Maritimes.

  • “To date”, no indictment has yet taken place within the framework of the judicial investigation opened for “violence committed in a meeting which resulted in death without intention to give it”, indicates the prosecution.

  • It also reveals the causes of death, due to "a septic shock following a perforation of the small intestine, itself resulting from a traumatic shock to the abdomen".

They suspected him of having committed a burglary in their village.

Their suspect, who was beaten up, died two days later in hospital.

Who are these villagers who took part in the lynching of a 39-year-old man at Escarène, near Nice (Alpes-Maritimes), on October 12?

This question remains unanswered for the moment in this small village of 2,500 souls where a certain omerta has reigned for some time.

While the case was unveiled at the end of last week, justice confirmed on Monday "that no indictment has taken place", "to date".

On the other hand, it announces that the victim died of “septic shock”, which is indeed consecutive to his injuries.

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takes stock.

What happened ?

The facts now seem clearly established.

On the evening of October 12, 2022, the since deceased man was attacked and beaten by residents of Escarène who suspected him of being the author of a theft committed a little earlier in the village.

According to information confirmed on Monday by the Nice prosecutor's office, a burglary was reported in the town between 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and the "victim of the theft surprised" its author "who fled".

An individual “corresponding to the description” which was then made “was apprehended by several people residing” at Escarène, specifies the deputy public prosecutor Maud Marty.

This manhunt which ended in lynching would be the work of several "young people", one of whom, who "had two dogs", "hit" the victim, according to a witness quoted by

Nice -Morning

.

Another adds that he "was undressed" and that "some of his clothes were thrown into the Paillon", the river that runs along the town.

At 9:50 p.m., he was found by the gendarmes, injured, said the prosecution.

Transported to the hospital, he would then have assured his companion, questioned by the regional daily, that he "had not stolen anything".

How did he die ?

Supported from the evening of October 12 in the emergency room of the CHU Pasteur, east of Nice, without his vital prognosis being engaged, according to the prosecution, the man nevertheless died after two days of hospitalization.

An autopsy performed on October 19 determined the cause of his death, due to a general infection of the blood.

"The first conclusions of the medical examiner pointed out that the death was due to septic shock following a perforation of the small intestine, itself resulting from a traumatic shock to the abdomen", details the deputy public prosecutor .

Where is the investigation?

In view of these conclusions, in order to determine the exact circumstances of the death and at the request of the public prosecutor of Nice, a judicial investigation was opened on October 21 against X for "violence committed in a meeting which resulted in the death without the intention of the give ".

According to

Nice-Matin

, a certain "omerta" has since reigned in the village.

The regional daily, which cites a source close to the investigation, indicates that at least one of the perpetrators has been identified, but is on the run.

An arrest warrant would have been issued to intercept him.

Information that the prosecution does not confirm on Monday, confining itself to pointing out that "to date", while "the investigation is continuing, no indictment has taken place".

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