β οΈπ NEW DETAILS IN THE LOUIS CASE INVESTIGATION Authorities in France say the fatal attack on 17-year-old Louis may have been recorded by one of the suspects, helping police identify five individuals now under investigation. Investigators believe Louis was lured to a construction site in Narbonne on June 19, where he was attacked and left behind. He was discovered the next morning by a worker and later died after three days in a coma. π Full timeline and updates in comments π
Attackers Captured Final Moments of 17-Year-Old Louis Before He Died Days Later
Video footage aids police in identifying suspects in the fatal assault of a 17-year-old in NarbonnE
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French prosecutors have opened a judicial investigation after investigators said one of the attackers filmed the fatal assault on 17-year-old Louis before the footage helped police identify five suspects. He was discovered by a construction worker at about 9:00 a.m. the following morning and was taken first to Narbonne Hospital before being transferred to Perpignan for specialist treatment.
Louis spent three days in a medically induced coma before dying in the hospital on Tuesday. Prosecutors believe he was lured to a construction site on Quai d’Alsace in Narbonne on the evening of 19 June, where he was allegedly attacked by a group before being left at the site.
Five suspects, including three minors and two 19-year-olds, have since been placed under investigation. Prosecutor Jean-Philippe Rey said they initially appeared before an investigating magistrate on allegations ofΒ attempted premeditated murder because Louis’s death had not yet been formally recorded. The charges are expected to be updated following his death.
Video Helped Police Identify Suspects
Police said investigators identified the suspects after viewing a video of the assault that had circulated on social media. According to prosecutors, the footage showed several people repeatedly assaulting Louis while he lay on the ground before leaving him motionless at the scene.
Investigators have not released the footage publicly. Assistant police chief Ludovic Vinolas said the case had deeply affected detectives because of the victim’s age and the level of violence involved.
The video enabled officers to identify five suspects, who were later arrested. Two were detained in Albi, while the remaining three were arrested after getting off a train in Narbonne.
Teenager Was Found Hours After Attack
According to prosecutors, the attack happened at around 7:00 p.m. on Friday, 19 June. Louis is believed to have been lured to the construction site before being repeatedly beaten.
He was not discovered until the following morning when a construction worker arrived at the site. Emergency services found the teenager unconscious with serious head and facial injuries, including bruising around his eyes and bleeding from his nose and mouth.
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Motive Remains Under Investigation
Prosecutors said the motive has not yet been established. While investigators are examining whether the attack may have been linked to revenge, Jean-Philippe Rey said the explanations given by the suspects had been contradictory.
Authorities said the five suspects had little or no previous criminal history and were believed to know each other through youth care homes in the Occitanie region. Louis had been living in a children’s home in Carcassonne under the care of France’s child welfare service, Aide sociale Γ l’enfance, after being placed there at his family’s request.
Investigators are now working to determine the role played by each suspect, whether the attack had been planned in advance and the circumstances that led Louis to the construction site. Prosecutors also reminded the public that all five suspects are presumed innocent while the investigation continues.
