The fifth man, taken into police custody on Monday and suspected of having been at the scene of the November 2021 attack on footballer Kheira Hamraoui, was presented to an investigating judge with a view to his indictment, a indicated Wednesday the parquet floor of Versailles.

According to the prosecution, this man in his twenties could be the fifth man sought by investigators from the Banditry Repression Brigade (BRB), as mentioned in a recent investigation report consulted by AFP.

Arrested Monday afternoon in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges (Val-de-Marne), he did not recognize the facts while in police custody and did not mention the possible role of sponsor of Aminata Diallo in the aggression of his teammate, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The prosecution requested that he be remanded in custody.

Diallo under judicial control

In this case, the player Aminata Diallo was indicted on September 16 for "aggravated violence" and "criminal association" and placed under judicial control.

She had to pay a deposit of 30,000 euros.

His judicial review also requires him to reside with his father in Grenoble, his birthplace, with weekly check-in at the police station and a ban on contact with players and the PSG club.

Considered by investigators as the instigator of the violence against her former teammate, she denies any involvement in this case.

His former club, Paris Saint-Germain, is a civil party.


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