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Two 16-Year-Olds Held Over Fatal Beating at Évry‑Courcouronnes Station

Prosecutors confirmed the arrests, with a third suspect still sought.

Overview

  • The pair were placed in police custody on suspicion of intentional homicide, criminal association and group assault causing more than eight days’ incapacity.
  • One suspect was arrested Thursday in Saint-Denis, while the other turned himself in Friday morning at the Évry police station.
  • Investigators say both teenagers are already known to justice, with local reporting identifying them as from Grigny.
  • The attack occurred around 5:30 p.m. Monday and was captured on video showing multiple assailants; Mamadou, 18, was pronounced dead by 6:30 p.m. despite intervention by witnesses and medics.
  • Authorities are pursuing a third suspect as the prosecutor awaits interviews to clarify circumstances, local leaders voice concern over recurring youth rivalries, and a fundraiser for the family has surpassed €7,000.