From our special correspondent
Romane Dartois, the victim's sister, had conveyed the message: her family wanted the participants in the white march in tribute to Victorine, who disappeared Saturday, September 26 and found dead submerged in a stream two days later, wear a white top , "
Peace sign
".
This Sunday, October 4, the request of the Dartois was heard: many participants wore white.
Some even had a “
Hommage à Victorine
” or “
Rest in peace Victorine
”
T-shirt
.
The mask wearing instructions were also respected.
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How many were they, walking between the Prairie stadium, where the 18-year-old girl vanished and was found dead, and the Fougeres district, where she lived with her family?
Thousands, slipped us a gendarme.
Friends, former high school friend, BTS comrades, parishioners, neighbors, elected officials of the town, strangers ... Since last weekend, the entire town of Villefontaine (Isère) has been mobilized around Victorine's family: minute of silence at the Lycée Léonard-de-Vinci, condolence books in the hall of the town hall, prayer time in the parish of Saint-Paul-des-4-Vents, donations to online jackpots, flowers placed at the place where the body of the student was discovered, messages on social networks ...
Shock wave
The crowd at the White March this Sunday illustrates how Victorine's death caused a major shock wave in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and even everywhere in France.
"
Everyone is talking about it
", recognized a student from Lyon a few days ago.
The shock wave is aggravated by the fact that the murderer has not yet been identified, despite the significant resources deployed by the Grenoble research section, responsible for the investigation.
The autopsy carried out on Wednesday September 30, however, gave the first leads: the young girl succumbed to "
drowning with intervention of a third party
", as evidenced by "
multiple internal bruises found on the body of the victim
".
"
If no trace of sexual violence has been observed, it is not however possible at this stage of the investigation to rule out this hypothesis,
" said the Grenoble prosecutor's office.
After the white march this Sunday, the next highlight is expected Wednesday, October 7.
That day, at 2:30 p.m., Victorine's funeral will be celebrated in the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Bourgoin-Jallieu (Isère), the Villefontaine church being too small to accommodate the expected crowd.
The ceremony will be open to all, but the young girl will then be buried in strict family privacy.
Victorine's body was found in a stream two days after her disappearance.
Flowers have been placed nearby.
AUDE BARIETY / LE FIGARO
