A young Catholic man has allegedly been murdered after sustaining catastrophic head injuries at the hands of far-left activists in Lyon on February 12. The Catholic, named in reports as Quentin, had been a member of an informal security group defending protests outside a political conference near the Sciences Po university. He was administered last rites by a priest before his death.
According to multiple French media reports, the incident occurred during tensions surrounding an appearance by the European Parliament member Rima Hassan. Prosecutors have opened an investigation into aggravated violence resulting in death following a confrontation between activists linked to the group Collectif Némésis and "anti-fascist" militants.
