Overview

• The prosecutor of Senlis opened a flagrance investigation and charged three suspects, aged 17 to 20, with aggravated organized armed robbery punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
• The 73- and 74-year-old victims suffered multiple wounds and were hospitalized with 60 and 10 days of total incapacity for work respectively.
• Neighbors, led by four brothers, rushed in after hearing cries, chased the assailants and helped gendarmes arrest three while the fourth remains at large.
• The attackers donned construction vests and helmets before beating the retirees with iron bars during the burglary.
• Bruno Dauguet, the mayor of Pontpoint, announced plans to install video surveillance in public areas to strengthen local security.