Paris court orders retrial in Aramburu murder case after conviction appeals
Paris orders retrial after two murder convicts appeal sentences in Aramburu case.
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Federico Aramburu Murder Appeal
Le Priol and Bouvier convicted in Paris court for the 2022 murder of Argentine rugby player Federico Martin Aramburu have filed appeals, triggering a second trial. The case examined far-right connections and interest in weapons and violence.
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2026-10-05 to 2026-10-30 · UTC publication dates
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Argentine rugby player Federico Martin Aramburu fatally shot in Paris street incident
Federico Martin Aramburu, a former Argentine international rugby player, was shot and killed on March 19, 2022, in Paris following an initial altercation at a brasserie terrace. He was fired upon 10 times by two men: Romain Bouvier fired first at the unarmed Aramburu, then Loïk Le Priol arrived and fired six times in four seconds, with four bullets striking Aramburu including three in the back, two of which were fatal.
Second trial ordered for Aramburu murder case following appeals
Following appeals filed by both Loïk Le Priol and Romain Bouvier, a second trial will be held in the murder case of Federico Martin Aramburu. The original trial lasted three weeks and extensively examined the defendants' connections to radical far-right activism in Paris, though the court did not retain racist or ideological motives as criminal circumstances.
Romain Bouvier files appeal of 19-year murder conviction
Romain Bouvier, one of the two men convicted in the Aramburu killing, filed an appeal of his 19-year prison sentence on Friday, September 27, 2026. His legal defense argued he should accept responsibility for voluntary assault with a weapon causing injury exceeding 8 days, but contested the charge of attempted murder, claiming the court wrongly assigned him to a narrative of evil without nuanced analysis of the facts.
Loïk Le Priol files appeal of 26-year murder conviction
Loïk Le Priol, convicted of the murder of Federico Martin Aramburu, filed an appeal of his 26-year prison sentence on Monday, October 5, 2026. This follows Romain Bouvier's appeal filed days earlier, ensuring a second trial will take place to review the convictions and sentences.
Paris court convicts two men for murder of rugby player Aramburu
On September 25, 2026, Paris Assize Court convicted Loïk Le Priol and Romain Bouvier of the murder of Federico Martin Aramburu. Le Priol, a 32-year-old former military officer, was sentenced to 26 years of imprisonment for murder. Romain Bouvier, 35, was sentenced to 19 years for attempted murder. The court rejected the premeditation charge against Le Priol and found the two men shared a common fascination with weapons and violence.
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