PSG’s Aminata Diallo taken into custody after attack on teammate
Paris St-Germain women’s midfielder Aminata Diallo has been taken into custody for questioning by the Versailles Regional Police Service after an attack on one of the club’s players last week, the French side said in a statement on Wednesday.
L’Équipe reported that Diallo’s teammate and fellow midfielder Kheira Hamraoui had been dragged out of a car and assaulted by two masked men on 4 November.
Police are investigating the violent assault, which French media reported took place after an evening event at a restaurant in the Bois de Boulogne west of Paris.
All the PSG women players and staff had been at the event. According to the public news channel France TV Info, after the event, Diallo had driven Hamraoui and another player home.
L’Équipe reported that during the journey, as the car approached Hamraoui’s
home, she had been pulled out by two people in masks, one of whom proceeded to violently assault her, beating her legs with iron bars, before fleeing. The attack reportedly lasted several minutes and resulted in Hamraoui needing stitches to her legs and hands, meaning she had to miss a match against Real Madrid in which Diallo played.
AFP reported that Diallo was restrained by one assailant during the attack but not physically injured. Hamraoui and Diallo are teammates in France’s national team.
The police were continuing to interview Diallo on Wednesday afternoon and have not commented on the investigation.
“Paris St-Germain can confirm that Aminata Diallo was taken into custody this morning by the Versailles Regional Police Service as part of the proceedings opened following an attack on the club’s players,” PSG said on their website.
“Paris St-Germain condemns in the strongest possible terms the violence committed,” the club said, adding that the assault had taken place a week ago.
“Since Thursday evening the club has taken all necessary measures to guarantee the health, wellbeing and safety of its entire women’s team. Paris Saint-Germain is working with the Versailles Police to clarify the facts. The