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VIDEO. Sonia, the heroine who caught pickpockets on the RER B train

2/19/2020, 7:02:56 PM


A video that has gone viral shows the balance with which this young Ile-de-France girl prevented thieves from acting. She tells us how she got

Sonia, a young 18-year-old girl from Ile-de-France, caught people in the act of making the pockets of a lady traveling in the RER B train. This scene was filmed on the fly by another traveler in the train. The video has toured social networks. The courage and calm with which the young woman addresses the two thieves commands respect.

Since then, Sonia has launched the hashtag #PasSousMesYeux, to free up speech on the incivilities committed in public places.

We found @Skinnybng, her nickname on Instagram, she tells us how she lived the scene.