DistantNews
Support us
🇶🇦 Qatar /Crime & Justice

Trial opens in Paris over murder of Argentine rugby star Federico Aramburu

From Al Jazeera · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources In the courts
  • The trial of three defendants over the 2022 killing of former Argentina rugby international Federico Aramburu opened in Paris.
  • Prosecutors accuse Loik Le Priol and Romain Bouvier of shooting Aramburu after a fight, while Lyson Rochemir faces an attempted murder charge.
  • The trial is expected to continue until September 25, with the main defendants facing possible life sentences.

More than four years after Federico Aramburu was shot dead in Paris, the trial of three defendants has opened over the killing of the former Argentina rugby international.

Justice for Fede

· Members of the Argentina rugby team, the PumasThe players wore black shirts bearing the slogan before a match in support of calls for justice.

Aramburu, 42, was drinking with his friend and former teammate Shaun Hegarty at the Mabillon cafe on March 19, 2022, when an altercation broke out with people at a nearby table. Investigators say CCTV showed a confrontation involving Hegarty and Loik Le Priol before the dispute became a physical fight involving Aramburu, Hegarty, Le Priol and Romain Bouvier.

Prosecutors say the confrontation continued outside after security staff intervened. They allege that Bouvier, who arrived in a car driven by Lyson Rochemir, fired at Aramburu before Le Priol opened fire. Aramburu died at the scene. Le Priol, 32, is accused of murder, while Bouvier, 35, and Rochemir, 29, face attempted murder charges. A fourth defendant, Antony Sorrentino, is accused of helping Bouvier evade arrest.

always smiling

· Former friends and teammates of Federico AramburuThey used the phrase while remembering Aramburu after his death.

The defendants fled after the shooting, prosecutors say. Rochemir was arrested in Paris later that day, Bouvier several days later in the Sarthe region, and Le Priol in Hungary while trying to enter Ukraine. All three main defendants were already serving prison sentences for aggravated assault in a separate case. The trial is due to end on September 25, when the court is expected to deliver its verdict. Le Priol, Bouvier and Rochemir face life sentences.

true friend

· Former friends and teammates of Federico AramburuThey described Aramburu while recalling his character.

Aramburu won 22 caps for Argentina and played for French clubs including Biarritz and Perpignan. His death has prompted calls for justice in Argentina. Members of the Pumas wore black shirts reading “Justice for Fede” before a match, while former teammates remembered him as “always smiling” and a “true friend”. A campaign supported by his family, friends and the Argentine rugby community says the case must remain focused on the killing of a 42-year-old father of three, which they described as marked by “violence, hatred and extremist intolerance”.

violence, hatred and extremist intolerance

· Aramburu family, friends and the Argentine rugby communityThe campaign described the circumstances surrounding his killing.
About this summary

Originally published by Al Jazeera in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

More Stories

From Our Blog