French authorities have confirmed the arrest of an Afghan national following the brutal murder of a prominent activist in northern France who tried to helped migrants.
The 63-year-old was bludgeoned to death with a blunt object in his own home, the attacker reportedly entered the property of the victim, Jean Dussine, in Bretteville-en-Saire near the port city of Cherbourg, where he was repeatedly hit with a blunt object to the point of death on May 12, 2020, according to French prosecutors.
Local newspapers reported that Dussine was murdered during his sleep. Cherbourg prosecutor Yves Le Clair told the Agence France-Presse news agency (AFP) that the 20-year-old attacker had likely come to Dussine’s house with the intention of killing him.
Le Clair said that the suspect had confessed to killing the retired teacher but “has given no information on what motivated his actions or on his relationship to the victim.”
Jean Dussine headed the local migrant’s assistance organization “Itinerance” in Cherbourg for four years and had also been hosting migrants at his personal home.
Itinerance itself said on Facebook: “We learned with shock and great pain, the death in dramatic circumstances of Jean Dussine, President of the association. He was killed this Tuesday, May 12th in the morning by a person who broke into his home.”
Local politicians paid tribute to the victim, with senator Philippe Bas of the Republican Party saying he was devastated to hear about “the murder of Jean Dussine whose generosity was known by all.
“This is a huge loss for the association and for the cause he was defending.”
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