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Dismay in a district of Saint-Denis de La Réunion. The residents do not understand how or why to attack a 16-year-old girl. Shana allegedly fell into a trap set by teenagers who admitted to having beaten her to death.
Investigators described “chilling” the detachment with which two young minors admitted a terrible crime. Young Shana, 16, had not given any sign of life since Saturday September 16. And for good reason: she was the victim of an ambush. Originally from Saint-Denis, in the north of Reunion, she had told her father that she was going to sleep with a friend in Saint-Pierre, in the south of the island. After informing him of her arrival, she no longer responded to him. He then alerts the police who open an investigation.
The teenager fell into a trap
Through Shana’s telephone data, investigators trace a 14-year-old girl with whom she came into contact a week ago and a 16-year-old friend of hers. They were summoned to the police station on Wednesday and then made a revelation to stunned police officers. They confess to committing Shana’s murder to see what it felt like. They first strangled her, then threw stones at her face, before leaving her for dead in an old factory. On site, investigators found the body of the missing woman. Since the announcement of the young girl’s death, all of Reunion Island has been in shock. The two teenagers, unknown to the justice system and social services, could be referred to the Saint-Pierre public prosecutor’s office for indictment for murder of a minor.