René Hadjadj, 89, died on Tuesday May 17 after being pushed from the 17th floor of his building in Lyon. This Friday, investigators widened the case to the anti-Semitic track.
The investigation into the death of René Hadjadj, pushed into the void by his neighbor on May 17, in the Duchère district of Lyon, was widened on Friday to determine whether the facts are of an anti-Semitic nature, announced this Friday, May 27, investigators. “Following elements collected on social networks and which have just been brought to the attention of the prosecution, the latter has decided to extend the referral to the investigating judges to the aggravating circumstance of an act committed because of the victim’s belonging to a specific ethnic group, nation, race or religion,” said Nicolas Jacquet, the Lyon prosecutor.
The main suspect, his 51-year-old neighbor, had already made remarks that could be considered anti-Semitic, with regard to other people. And this, especially on social networks. He is suspected of having pushed the old man since the 17e floor after an argument. He was charged and remanded in custody.
According to information fromi24 News, this man is known to the police, in particular for acts of violence. Several residents of the neighborhood said they had been threatened.