French teenager faces murder charge after she hit 'sex attacker' over the head with shoe
After being hit, the man was rushed to hospital in a critical condition and went into a coma
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Your support makes all the difference.An 18-year-old Frenchwoman faces murder charges after repeatedly hitting a man's head with a shoe - someone she claims groped her.
The man in his 30s died as a result of severe head injuries he received in Place de la Victoire in central Bordeaux in southwestern France.
The teenager allegedly hit her reported her attacker with the heel of her shoe after she claims he repeatedly hounded her across the square, according to reports.
She said the man refused to stop harassing her despite her protests.
After being hit, the man was rushed to hospital in a critical condition and went into a coma.
Two weeks later, the alleged sex attacker died of his injuries prompting prosecutors to upgrade their investigations to homicide.
The unnamed Frenchwoman has been arrested, remains in custody and is under investigation for inflicting "mortal blows leading to death".
Witnesses claim she did not stop the beating until he was unconscious.
Neither the teenager or the dead man have been named by police.