Investigation over fund for French policeman who shot dead teenager

Prosecutors look into GoFundMe collection set up by far-right commentator for officer whose action sparked nationwide riots

French prosecutors have opened an investigation into an online collection for a policeman who shot a teenager dead in a Paris suburb in late June sparking nationwide riots.

The initiative on GoFundMe.com, launched by far-right media commentator Jean Messiha, received pledges of more than 1.6m (1.4m) before it was closed in early July.