two supporters taken into custody

Two of the four Corsican supporters suspected of attacking Kenzo, a child with cancer, have been taken into custody. They went to the police station to “give their version of the facts”.

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Eight-year-old Kenzo was attacked on June 3, 2023 by Corsican fans on the sidelines of the Ajaccio-OM match.  (PAULE SANTONI / MAXPPP)

Two of the four Corsican supporters suspected of having assaulted the little Kenzo, on June 3, went themselves to the Ajaccio police station on Monday, indicates France Bleu RCFM. Aged 19 and 20, they were taken into custody.

According to a source familiar with the matter at franceinfo, the former president of the ultras of Ajaccio met the police at the end of last week in Ajaccio to negotiate this coming to the police station. One of the two young supporters is known to the police for being a reputedly violent executive of the Ajaccio supporters group Orsi Ribelli.

Complaints filed by AC Ajaccio and the LFP

This group of supporters ensure that Kenzo was not hit or touched. The two young people placed in police custody also presented themselves to the police station on Monday to “give their version of the facts”.

Last week, the AC Ajaccio club and the Professional Football League (LFP) filed a complaint after the attack on the child with cancer and his father on the sidelines of the Ligue 1 match between AC Ajaccio and Olympique de Marseille.


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