A 15-year-old boy was violently attacked in Viry-Châtillon (Essonne) on Thursday. He was evacuated to Necker hospital (Paris) in the evening and his vital prognosis is in jeopardy.

A judicial investigation was opened for “attempted assassination” and “intentional violence in a meeting near a school” The principal of the Sablons college confirmed that the victim was a student at his establishment, which he had left shortly before his attack.