2 men in police custody over suspicious death of French Jew

By AFP 13 April 2022, 4:43 pm

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Jeremy Cohen, a French Jew, who was killed after being hit by a train, apparently while trying to escape an antisemitic attack near Paris in February. (Courtesy)

Two young men are in police custody as part of the investigation into the death of Jeremy Cohen, a young Jewish man who was fatally hit by a tram in mid-February after being assaulted, prosecutors tell AFP.

The police custody of the two suspects, aged 27 and 23, began yesterday and was extended further today, prosecutors say, without specifying whether they were arrested or turned themselves in.

Initially, Cohen’s death was reported as a “pedestrian being run over,” but video footage released by Cohen’s family earlier this month showed the moments leading to his death, and indicated that the incident could have been triggered by an assault, potentially motivated by antisemitism.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.