Affaire Maxime Leroy: VTC driver to face murder trial in March 2027 | OneFootball

According to L'Équipe, the VTC driver who fatally stabbed Nantes supporter Maxime Leroy near La Beaujoire before Nantes v Nice on two December 2023 will stand trial for murder at the Loire-Atlantique Assize Court from 23 to 26 March 2027. He faces up to 30 years in prison.

The driver surrendered to police the night of the incident and admitted delivering two knife blows to Leroy. He has disputed intending to kill, saying he had been set upon by Nantes supporters.

A second driver, charged with destroying evidence and assault, accepted on 11 March a plea at a CRPC hearing. He had otherwise been due before the correctional court on one October if it failed. He received an 18-month suspended sentence and a five-year ban on possessing or carrying a weapon.

Initially heard as a witness, he was later placed under formal investigation after detectives found his vehicle had a recording system and the videos had vanished. He was also accused of striking Leroy with a telescopic baton.

On two December 2023, Nice supporters were meant to be escorted by police from a mandatory rendezvous at Ancenis-Saint-Géréon bus station, around 40 kilometres from Nantes. About 30 had flown in, met in the city centre and hired VTCs to the stadium.

Their convoy passed the Le Saint-Georges bar-restaurant, a regular spot for Brigade Loire, and the situation escalated into the fatal confrontation.

Source: L'Équipe