Two men charged with murder in death of former Argentina rugby player Aramburú

PARIS — The Paris prosecutor’s office said Friday that two men will be sent to trial charged with pre-meditated murder in the shooting death of former Argentina rugby player Federico Martín Aramburú two years ago.

Loïk Le Priol and Romain Bouvier were both charged with murder, while Lyson Rochemir has been charged with complicity to murder, the prosecutor’s office said.

Aramburú was shot several times in the back in the early hours of March 19, 2022 outside a bar on Paris' Left Bank, a popular area with several late-night establishments. He was 42. The shooting happened after an altercation involving a group of people including Aramburú and his friend Shaun Hegarty.

Rochemir allegedly drove Bouvier in the vehicle that followed behind Aramburú and then — at the request of Le Priol — allegedly altered evidence by parking the vehicle at a different location after the shooting.

She was also charged with destroying evidence by throwing away the SIM card on Le Priol's cell phone.

A third man, Antony Sorrentino, was charged with obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence. He is accused of providing Bouvier with a place to stay and money and of disposing the gun and Bouvier’s clothes.

Le Priol was arrested in Budapest, Hungary several days after the killing and Bouvier was arrested in France.

Both men were linked with France’s extreme right.

Aramburú played 22 times for Argentina as a center or winger, scoring a try in a win against Georgia at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He appeared for French club sides Biarritz, Perpigan and Dax from 2004-10.