14.12.2025 10:00
Selman B. and Hasan B., who went to watch the match between Galatasaray and Monaco on December 9, assaulted Louis Ducruet, the 33-year-old son of Princess Stéphanie Marie Elisabeth Grimaldi of Monaco, and two of his friends. After being detained, the Turkish father and son were sent to prison and were released with a three-year ban on entering Monaco.
Galatasaray faced Monaco on Tuesday night in the 6th week of the Champions League and left the field with a 1-0 defeat. An incident that occurred after the match overshadowed the game. The French newspaper NiceMatin reported that a Turkish father and son, who traveled to Monaco to watch the match and are said to live in Paris, assaulted Louis Ducruet, the 33-year-old son of Princess Stéphanie Marie Elisabeth Grimaldi of Monaco.
THEY ATTACKED THE PRINCESS'S SON AND 2 FRIENDS According to the information in the news, Selman B. and his father Hasan B. attacked Ducruet and two of his friends in the VIP section of the II. Louis Stadium after the match. The two Turks, who were detained by police following the incident, were arrested after being held overnight in Monaco and brought to court. The allegation of assault against the Grimaldi Family caused a significant stir in Monaco, one of Europe's smallest countries.
THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THEY WERE GOING TO THE TOILET Monaco Criminal Court President Florestan Bellinzona stated that the assault occurred while Ducruet and his friends were going to the toilet after the match. It was also announced by the court that there were no images of the incident. Ducruet, who testified in court, expressed his fear, saying, "I was afraid for my life. If I had taken that punch, I could have collapsed, I could have been knocked out. I was afraid of being lynched." Hasan B. and Selman B. claimed that they did not initiate the tension and that what happened was merely a mutual push.
Louis Ducruet. PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING MONACO FOR 3 YEARS The court sentenced the Galatasaray-supporting father and son to a 2-month suspended prison sentence. It was also ruled that both individuals are banned from entering Monaco for 3 years. The court ordered the two defendants to pay 1,000 euros in compensation to each of the three victims. After the verdict was announced, Hasan B. and Selman B. were released and returned to France, where they reside.