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Toulouse Municipal Candidate Assaulted While Leafleting as Police Open Inquiry

An eyewitness doctor has posted a detailed account of intervening in the attack.

Overview

  • Alexandra Leuliette, a MoDem elected official placed 10th on Mayor Jean‑Luc Moudenc’s list, says a man grabbed a leaflet at the Saint‑Aubin market, tore it, then punched her in the shoulder.
  • Leuliette filed a complaint immediately and police opened an investigation, with several witnesses reported ready to provide statements.
  • Physician and author Baptiste Beaulieu says he saw the assault, chased the man and delivered a kick during his intervention, a self‑reported account he posted on Instagram.
  • Moudenc publicly condemned the violence on X and noted separate verbal aggressions targeting his team at the Victor‑Hugo market.
  • The assailant was described as a man in his fifties carrying a market bag who fled the scene; no arrest has been announced as the March 15 and 22 municipal votes approach.