Pétanque Player 'Kills Opponent After Smashing Him in Face with Ball'

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During an argument with a rival while playing petanque, he threw a metal ball into the other individual's face and ended his life.

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A dispute between two groups of pétanque players in the French town of Mimizan, in the Landes department, ended with the death of a 68-year-old man and the arrest of an 81-year-old. The incident occurred on a pétanque court in this coastal town in southwestern France, according to local media and the Mont-de-Marsan Public Prosecutor's Office. Read more

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A 68-year-old man has died in the coastal town of Mimizan in southwestern France after being struck with a metal petanque ball by an 81-year-old man during an argument. The man was hit in the face and collapsed shortly thereafter. He is believed to have ultimately died of cardiac arrest. The 81-year-old man involved in the incident has been arrested. The argument reportedly stemmed from a conflict over "territory." A group of petanque players, w…

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In Mimizan, in the south of France, a game of pétanque got completely out of hand. A 68-year-old man died after another player (81) allegedly hit him on the head with a metal ball. The tragedy is believed to be part of a dispute between two rival groups of players. The 81-year-old man has been provisionally detained.

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The French police have arrested an 81-year-old man accused of killing another 68-year-old by throwing a ball of petanque in his face. The murder occurred during a dispute over the use of a game track between two teams from the coastal town of Mimizan, in the Gaul department of Las Landes, in the southwest of the country.

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An 81-year-old man has been placed in police custody following the death of a petanque player during a “altercation” on Wednesday at a petanque track in Mimizan (Landes), according to the Attorney General's Office, confirming information published by the Sud Ouest newspaper.Continue reading...