The man arrested after the violent assault of the mayor of Villeneuve-de-Marc, in Isère, admitted to having shot him with the ” scrap “ While denying having wanted to kill him, announced the Grenoble prosecutor, Etienne Manteaux, Sunday August 10.
This 60 -year -old told investigators to have “Farter a lead” Because of a dispute opposing the mayor since the collapse of the roof of a municipal building on a garden shed belonging to him, the magistrate reported during a press conference.
Gilles Dussault, the mayor of Villeneuve-de-Marc, was violently assaulted on Wednesday evening, according to the Vienna prosecutor’s office, which opened an investigation for “attempted murder of the public authority”. The facts took place in front of the 63 -year -old elected official’s home. The suspect, a village citizen, which has around 1,200 inhabitants, “Resident in the longtime town”assaulted the mayor “With a stabbing weapon”said the Grenoble prosecutor, Etienne Manteaux, in a statement on Friday. The elected official “Presents three wounds, including two to the thorax and a defensive wound”had specified the prosecution. His injuries earned him a total incapacity for work (ITT) of a fortnight.
The suspect arrested on Friday
The attacker had left the scene before returning with his vehicle. “He then tried to hit the mayor and his son who came to help him, and finished his race against a wall, then fled on foot” After having punched the mayor who was trying to intercept him.
According to the first elements of the investigation, “A dispute had been opposed for several months the aggressor to the municipality for questions of town planning and work carried out by the latter without authorization”had explained the prosecution. An investigation for aggravated violence against the mayor’s son, hospitalized in Vienna, was also opened.
The suspect was arrested on Friday. He “Was not armed” et “Did not oppose any resistance” When he arrest on the public highway at 11:30 a.m. in Charantonnay, 14 kilometers from the assault, then was placed in police custody, the Grenoble prosecutor said.