Overview
- Three men forced entry around 4 a.m. on January 8 in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, assaulting a 46-year-old resident and raping her under threats from a handgun and a taser.
- The intruders fled with jewelry and leather goods worth about €80,000 after a failed attempt to steal the victim’s car.
- Neighbors alerted police, who found an abandoned getaway vehicle containing a firearm and the victim’s belongings.
- A 22-year-old man matching the victim’s description was arrested nearby, then charged and placed in pre-trial detention, according to the Lille prosecutor.
- A judicial investigation covers organized theft, rape under threat, and criminal association, with the DCT leading the case as two suspects remain at large.