Overview
- Prosecutors in Créteil said the 26-year-old of Egyptian origin was placed under formal investigation for attempted rape and remanded in pre-trial detention on Monday.
- Investigators are pursuing leads after several women said they recognized the same man from the video and reported other possible assaults on the RER C.
- The suspect acknowledged an altercation during custody but denied any intent to rape, according to the prosecutor’s office.
- The victim, a 26-year-old Brazilian woman, filed a complaint and was prescribed five days of medical leave after being beaten, strangled and bitten in a near-empty carriage.
- Marguerite, the passenger who intervened and filmed the assailant, will be awarded the Île-de-France regional medal, and the transport minister publicly praised her actions.