The alleged murderer of Thomas, stabbed in Sarcelles, pleads self-defense before the assizes. Thomas, aged 23, succumbed to his injuries at the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital (Paris 13th arrondissement), a month after being fatally injured by five stab wounds.
A white march brought together 300 people against a backdrop of anger against the alleged murderer, Akim T, convicted several times and who had just finished serving a sentence under an electronic bracelet. The first morning of the hearing, before the Val-d'Oise Assize Court, was devoted to the personality of the accused.