The music festival turned short, Saturday June 21, 2025 in Plélan-le-Grand, southwest of Ille-et-Vilaine. Around 10:15 p.m., several altercations involving travelers and vigils used for this party broke out. Seven people were injured. Among them, the mayor of the town Murielle Douté-Bouton.
In a press release, the councilor, present on the scene with his assistant, Aude Marty, explains that he “was assaulted by receiving two punches in the face during the telephone call that I gave to the firefighters to rescue one of the wounded”. And says that she “filed a complaint and, although bruised, I have no visible sequelae of this attack”.
Three victims in the hospital, two custody in police custody
Among the seven injured people are also “a security guard who intervened on the event and an association president who is part of the organization, a voluntary firefighter who interposed during one of the fights. The latest information I have is reassuring about their state of health, although some injuries are serious and painful. ” In total, three victims were taken care of by the emergency services and transported to the CHR Pontchaillou in Rennes. The gendarmes who intervened on site arrested and placed in police custody. The investigation opened as part of this case was entrusted to the Montfort-sur-Meu research brigade.
After the assault she suffered, Murielle Douté-Bouton mainly feels “a deep sadness in the aftermath of these events which came to spoil a popular and family festival which brings together all generations”. And is worried because “it is clear that fights on the sidelines of festive events are more and more frequent in recent months in our rural communities”. This leads the mayor to question “about the arrangements to be taken for future demonstrations”. The day before, a general fight had broken out in Bréal-sous-Montfort, again during the Fête de la Musique.
“A new level in violence against elected officials”
The assault of which the mayor of Plélan-le-Grand was the victim of the political class. “” This act of violence is unacceptable; An investigation is underway and officials must be severely punished, as provided for in the law in the event of involvement of elected officials “denounced Françoise Gatel, Minister Delegate responsible for rurality, trade and crafts in France. Senators Anne-Sophie Patr and Dominique de Legge also believe that “it is a new level in violence against elected officials. It is unacceptable that, in the exercise of their mandate, these be violated in any way. »»
