Fatal Hit and Run at Cora Store in La Louvière: Arrest Made in Belgian Case

2023-12-09 18:47:48

A Louviérois, born in 1978, was fatally struck by a car in the parking lot of the Cora store in La Louvière late Thursday afternoon. The driver of the car, who fled after the incident, was finally arrested by the police, a witness having taken note of his plate number.

The prosecution, which confirmed information from the local press, indicated on Friday that the perpetrator is around twenty years old. There is no indication, at the current stage of the investigation, that he was under the influence at the time of the incident. The suspect must be presented to an investigating judge.

The prosecution also specified that the investigation will have to determine whether the two people knew each other, with nothing indicating at this stage that this is a settling of scores. Telephone analyzes will be carried out and witnesses will have to be heard.

The deceased man is known to the courts

Several Belgian and Italian media indicate that the deceased man is Salvatore Russo. Aged 45, he was well known to the Sicilian justice system for violent fights, drug cases and even illegal carrying of weapons.

The man then got on the hood

The suspect’s lawyer, Maître Discepoli, specifies that his client wanted to flee after being attacked by the forty-year-old. “According to my client, the man attacked him. He described him as a little crazy… He asked her for her phone but didn’t speak French well. He then started chasing her. My client took refuge in his car. The man then stood on the hood and tore off the windshield wiper.“, the lawyer confides to Sudinfo. “When his relatives contacted him to tell him that he was wanted by the police, he immediately surrendered“. According to the lawyer, the suspect himself is shocked by the facts.

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