Eight are arrested on suspicion of beating a young man in a square in Jeriquara, SP Eight people were arrested in an operation by the Jeriquara Police Station (SP) this Thursday (11) on suspicion of participating in a fight that ended with a young man seriously injured. The case happened in March and is being investigated as attempted murder. The Civil Police identified 12 people, including three teenagers. The court ordered the preventive detention of the nine adults, one of whom is considered a fugitive. The attacks took place on March 22, were filmed and published on social media (watch above). Be part of the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp General fight ended with young man beaten in Jeriquara square Social networks Witnesses reported to EPTV, a TV Globo affiliate, that the victim, Guilherme Henrique Barbosa, 21, went to defend a cousin who had been involved in a disagreement during a car sound competition. Guilherme was the target of several attacks and suffered head trauma. He was rescued and taken to Santa Casa de Franca (SP), where he was hospitalized for ten days until he was discharged. Eight are arrested on suspicion of beating a young man in a square in Jeriquara, SP Kaique Castro/EPTV Revolt At the time, Guilherme's friends and family held a demonstration in the square where the attacks took place to ask for justice. The victim's mother, manicurist Tatiayra Barbosa, highlighted her outrage at the fact that the young man had been attacked for what, according to her, a silly reason. "It was because my nephew hit the boy's car. The girl was passing by, my nephew hit the car, but nothing happened to the car. He started fighting because the person was drunk, upset. The reason the boys hit him was not because they had nothing to do with the fight. They went there and attacked my son, my son didn't say anything, he didn't swear, everyone who was at the party says he didn't say anything. We want justice. We want the culprits behind in jail", he stated. See more news from the region on g1 Ribeirão e Franca Videos: Everything about Ribeirão Preto, Franca and the region