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Moroccan Man Faces Third Trial for 2018 Avignon Parking Lot Murder

Youness Ibrahimi-Idrissi will appear for the third time before an assize court. This time, he is accused of having killed with a firearm Junior Brei in the parking lot of a residence on Avenue du Blanchissage in Avignon, on July 23, 2018. The accused claims his innocence.

By Betty de G.
Moroccan Man Faces Third Trial for 2018 Avignon Parking Lot Murder

Previously convicted and then acquitted for armed robbery, Youness Ibrahimi-Idrissi is appearing for murder charges before the Vaucluse Assize Court. At the age of 40 and of Moroccan origin, he is accused of having killed with a firearm Junior Brei on July 23, 2018, a date on which the victim and he, who knew each other in prison, would have attempted to steal cocaine from a group of Surinamese. They would have been assisted by three individuals, a quadragenarian and two minors including the nephew of Youness Ibrahimi-Idrissi, reports Le Dauphiné.

Junior Brei, aged 29, would have received a bullet in the back during this attempted theft that went wrong. He died a few moments later, after being transferred to the hospital. Youness Ibrahimi-Idrissi,