Former Guinea international and Celtic legend Bobo Balde was last night (Thursday) taken to an emergency psychiatric unit in Marseille for ‘disturbing’ comments he made outside a school.
The Celtic hero had reportedly left parents and staff worried when he made ‘threatening’ remarks outside Ecole Accates la Valentine, a public primary school located in his home city Marseille.
La Provence claim Balde turned up at the school on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and was taken away by cops and admitted to a psychiatric ward yesterday.
It’s reported the Hoops legend was deliberately hit by a car and punched in the face by a parent after frightening those in the vicinity.
Balde was said to have been preaching about a ‘mission’ he plans to carry out before he dies and was left injured by witnesses and had to be treated by firefighters on scene.
The former Guinean international was questioned by cops as a victim after being hit by the car and struck in the face.
A police source said: “He’s a very nice person, but he started to make somewhat incoherent remarks, even at the police station.
“But he did not wish to file a complaint, stating that his behavior may have worried the parents of the students.”
Balde does not have any kids at the school and police were deployed at the school to reassure parents and staff following Tuesday’s incident.