the nine suspects were indicted

Almost a week after the death of Thomas, 16, at the end of a ball in the town of Crépol (Drôme), nine young people were indicted on Saturday, November 25, announced the public prosecutor of Valence. These suspects, including three minors, are being prosecuted in particular for “murder by an organized gang”, “attempted murder” and “intentional violence committed in a meeting”, said the prosecution.

“At this stage, the elucidation of the acts committed in Crépol is not complete”, writes magistrate Laurent de Caigny in a press release. The prosecution does not provide details on the identities of the suspects and the charges against each. “for obvious reasons of protection” people and the investigation. “The very scenario of the act, the motives and the identification of all the perpetrators cannot be reduced to denunciations without proof, speculation or hasty interpretations”continues the prosecutor, who praises the work of the gendarmes, and in particular the twenty specialized investigators from the Grenoble research section, including three criminal analysts.

In less than seven days, 140 hearings of 103 witnesses or victims were carried out, making it possible to gather the first elements, sometimes contradictory, on the progress of the evening at the Crépol village hall, specifies the prosecution. However, it is established that “Several stab wounds were made by several individuals with knives.” “But at this stage, none of the people in custody admit to having carried out the stabbing, let alone the fatal blow.”