Four people were injured, two of them seriously, on Monday, November 4, on the RER E at the Ozoir-la-Ferrière station (Seine-et-Marne), Agence France-Presse (AFP) learned from police sources. . The police prefect of Paris and the prefect of Seine-et-Marne stated that these four people had been injured by “white weapon”in a joint press release.
Around 8 in the morning, on the RER E, a fight broke out between several people for a reason that has not yet been identified with certainty. “Several subjects, perpetrators, entered the train when the train arrived at the station”reported the police prefects of Paris and Seine and Marne. The perpetrators of the violent acts used various edged weapons (knife, axe, katana) and baseball bats, according to AFP.
One of the victims had his hand cut off and another’s head was split open with an axe, a police source told AFP. Two others were slightly injured. The four victims, minors aged 16 and 17, were attacked when they were on their way to high school. They were taken to hospital for treatment, according to this source, adding that their lives are not in danger.
The main suspect, aged 16, was arrested at his home and taken into police custody, a police source told AFP. During the search, an ax was found and seized.
“The events are probably related to a gang fight and not to drug trafficking, subject to the outcome of the investigation carried out by the Melun judicial court”the two prefectural sources specified. The investigation, opened for intentional violence at meetings, was entrusted to the Torcy central police station.
“The number of patrols on the RER E line has been increased”also added the prefect of police, responsible for transport security throughout the Ile-de-France region. The fight occurred while the train was on the platform, so “Neither the RER E nor the traffic at the stations are affected”we emphasize at the SNCF.
