“She was being harassed since the 4th” says Rayan, the teenager’s brother. Dinah, 14 years old, committed suicide in early October at the family home in Kingersheim, near Mulhouse. His family points to school bullying that she has lived for over two years. An investigation is opened to determine the causes of his gesture.
They were insults, “dirty lesbian”, “dirty Arab” too
Two years ago, Dinah attended fourth grade at Emile Zola College in Kingersheim. According to her brother, Rayan, she is regularly insulted by a group of girls, who call her “dirty lesbian”, “dirty Arab” too. Despite a confrontation at college, his daily life would not have changed.
After a suicide attempt last March Dinah receives letters: “It was written” next time we hope you will manage to die “, Rayan testifies. She nevertheless obtains her patent mention very well and is happy to change environment. But one day she meets her harassers in the canteen, common to several high schools.
On October 5, her mother found her hanged in her room. Today his brother announces that the family will file a complaint : “There is an investigation in progress but we are not kept informed. We will soon file a complaint against X and we also intend to file a complaint against the college which did nothing for my sister. We do not accept that. “
The investigation is ongoing
The prosecutor of the Republic of Mulhouse confirms that the prosecution has opened an investigation : she must determine if the bullying is at the origin of the suicide of Dinah. This Thursday morning, the principal of his former college was interviewed by the police.
Contacted by France Bleu Alsace, the Strasbourg Academy “Sends all his condolences to Dinah’s family and joins in his pain. All necessary means will be implemented to collaborate with the justice system and help the investigation. The academy takes harassment situations very seriously.”
A white march is organized this Sunday, October 24 by Dinah’s family in Mulhouse. The meeting is given at 3 pm place de la Réunion.