Two men jailed for 2022 murder of Argentine rugby player
Summary
Two men with far-right links were sentenced to prison for the 2022 murder of Argentine rugby player Federico Martin Aramburu in Paris. The former soldier who fired the fatal shots received 26 years, and his accomplice got 19 years in jail.Key Facts
- Federico Martin Aramburu was an Argentine rugby player who played 22 times for his country and died in a shooting in Paris in March 2022.
- The shooting happened after a fight broke out in a bar near Boulevard Saint-Germain.
- Loik Le Priol, 32, fired the fatal shots and was sentenced to 26 years in prison.
- Romain Bouvier, 35, who opened fire first, was sentenced to 19 years in prison.
- Both men were linked to a far-right extremist group, which has since dissolved.
- Le Priol was caught in Hungary while trying to cross the border into Ukraine to fight.
- CCTV showed the victim and his friend sitting near the attackers before the fight and shooting.
- The court described Le Priol as having strong anger that led to the killing, despite defense claims of trauma.
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