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Federico Martín Aramburú

Fatal shooting case involving a former Argentina rugby player now at trial in Paris.

On trial · allegations
last updated 15 September 2026 · 3 sources
Confirmed facts
12
Open questions
3
Verdict date
25 Sep 2026
Defendants
4
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Timeline of what's confirmed12 entries
19 March 2022, shortly after 5:00 a.m.
AP reported that Federico Martín Aramburú and Shaun Hegarty arrived at Le Mabillon, a bar in Paris's Latin Quarter, and sat near a table occupied by the defendants.
AP
19 March 2022, around 6:00 a.m.
AP reported that a fight broke out at the bar, a bouncer intervened, and the two groups went separate ways.
AP
19 March 2022
AP reported that Aramburú, age 42, was fatally shot after leaving a Paris bar with Hegarty, a former New Zealand rugby player and former Biarritz teammate.
AP
19 March 2022
AP reported that Lyson Rochemir was arrested on the same day as the shooting.
AP
22 March 2022
AP reported that Loïk Le Priol was arrested three days after the shooting while attempting to cross the border between Hungary and Ukraine.
AP
23 October 2022
AP reported that Romain Bouvier was arrested in Sablé-sur-Sarthe in western France.
AP
5 September 2026
AP reported that Argentina players warmed up before a match against Australia wearing shirts reading “Justicia por Fede” in Aramburú's memory.
AP
7 September 2026
AP reported that four people stood trial in Paris over the killing of Aramburú.
AP
7 September 2026
AP reported that Loïk Le Priol, 32, was being prosecuted for murder and that Romain Bouvier, 35, faced attempted murder charges; the charges are pre-verdict allegations.
AP
7 September 2026
AP reported that Bouvier and Le Priol gave their names in court shortly after 2:40 p.m. local time at the Palais de Justice.
AP
7 September 2026
AP reported that Bouvier and Le Priol admitted firing shots but denied having intended to kill.
AP
25 September 2026
AP reported that a verdict was set for 25 September 2026.
AP
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What verdict will the Paris court deliver on 25 September 2026?future court event · unconfirmed
How will the court assess the defendants' statements denying intent to kill?contested at trial · unconfirmed
How will the court resolve disputed accounts of the words allegedly exchanged before the fight?defendants dispute the reported allegation · unconfirmed
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