the latest elements of the investigation

Eight days after the events, the terrible attack of which a young girl was the victim in Courbevoie (Hauts-de-Seine) is still present in people’s minds. His lawyers, who had wanted to remain silent, agreed to meet a team from France Télévisions. They describe a 12-year-old child who was destroyed. “Nothing was spared her, absolutely nothing. She was threatened with flames, with lighters placed next to her cheeks to force her to submit to the sexual acts that were imposed on her. She ‘is seen dying’reports Maître Muriel Ouaknine-Melki, lawyer for the young girl.

Saturday June 15, the young girl was dragged to the foot of her building by three teenagers. She knew one of them, with whom she had had a crush a few days earlier. The latter accused him of having hidden his religion from him. “She was raped because she was Jewish”says his lawyer.

The young teenagers grew up in a quiet suburb in the west of Paris. The first suspect, 13 years old, said he had converted to Islam, had not been going to school for several months and was running away. A neighbor describes him as aggressive and violent with his family. The youngest of the alleged attackers is 12 years old and is under judicial supervision. The third suspect was placed in a home for young offenders a few months ago. During their custody, the three teenagers partially admitted the facts and expressed regret.