A few days after the murder of Philippe in Grande-Synthe, a teenager, cousin of one of the alleged killers, was beaten up. He could be one of the suspected murderers.
According to the JDD, a third individual was placed in police custody for the assassination of Philippe Coopman in Grande-Synthe. Aged 15, he is the cousin of one of the two suspects already indicted. According to a police source, this teenager is also one of the alleged murderers of Philippe, whose funeral will take place this Wednesday.
The latter had been attacked by several people a few days earlier. Does this attack have a link to his possible involvement in the drama? This might seem like an act of revenge or retaliation. This is what the Dunkirk public prosecutor's office will try to find out, which has opened an investigation into "intentional violence in meetings leading to incapacity for work for more than 8 days".
On social networks, a real manhunt has been launched since Philippe's murder. Many posts reveal the faces and names of potential attackers and encourage Internet users to find them.
The mother of the beaten teenager and now in police custody testified to BFMTV on Saturday April 20 about his state of health. “He is swollen everywhere, his mouth has doubled in volume,” she confided. The young teenager who is the cousin of one of the two minors indicted in the fatal lynching of Philippe reportedly has broken ribs and will have to “have jaw surgery.”
According to Charlotte Huet, the public prosecutor of Dunkirk, the attackers stole some of the victim's clothes. During the night from Friday to Saturday, this 15-year-old teenager was “a victim of aggravated violence,” explained the prosecutor to Le Parisien. The young man was taken to hospital, but his life prognosis was not serious.
The mother also showed her concern for her and her other children. She described receiving threats against her family, including rape of her 12-year-old daughter. “I’m not going to work anymore because of this,” she said, adding that she contacted the mayor to move because she no longer feels “safe.”
This attack occurred four days after the death of the 22-year-old young man, in the same town in Dunkirk. He had been beaten by several people. Two minors aged 14 and 15 were arrested and then indicted for “murder”. This qualification was retained by the Dunkirk prosecutor due to the aggravating circumstance of “ambush”. They claimed to have arranged a meeting with the victim through a dating site by posing as an underage girl.
