Overview
- The incident occurred around 6 a.m. in Marseille’s Opera district after Roa attended a Liga Universe event at the Vélodrome featuring former football stars.
- Local reports say Roa stepped in to defend a friend who was being attacked by a group of youths and was injured during the altercation.
- Firefighters treated Roa and her friend at the scene and transported them to a nearby hospital, where both are under observation with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Municipal police, alerted by the city’s surveillance center, detained three suspects within minutes as the Police nationale pursues an aggravated assault investigation and collects witness statements.
- Marseille Mayor Benoît Payan condemned the attack, voiced support for the victims, and thanked officers for the swift arrests.