Bus driver attacked just after telling passengers to wear masks dies
A French bus driver declared human brain dead after an attack by passengers who refused to use encounter masks died on Fri, his relatives told AFP.
Philippe Monguillot, 59, died in hospital, his child Marie said. "We made a decision to let him get. The doctors were in favour and we had been aswell," she said.
Monguillot was attacked found in the southwestern town of Bayonne on Sunday after he asked three passengers to wear masks - in line with coronavirus guidelines across France - and tried to check on another man's ticket.
Two men have already been charged with attempted murder, two others with non-assistance to a person in peril and another with attempting to hide a suspect, the neighborhood prosecutor's office said.
Both charged with attempted murder are aged 22 and 23. These were previously referred to to the police.
Bayonne prosecutor Jerome Bourrier, who confirmed the driver had died, told AFP that he'd ask for the charges to come to be changed to take into consideration his death.
The driver's family had organised a silent march in his honour on Wednesday, departing from the bus stop where the assault took place.
His co-workers used their to refuse to do the job in the aftermath of the strike but will resume focus on Mon under reinforced security, the local operator said.
This includes a security agent aboard the so-called Trambus, long buses which ply through Bayonne and its own surrounding area in the usually peaceful Basque country.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin is due to happen to be Bayonne on Saturday to go over the security circumstances and meet up with the drivers. - AFP
