He fully intends to move heaven and earth.
This Tuesday afternoon, Clarence Livio stuck in the streets of Franconville (Val-d'Oise) no less than 200 posters made by him, in the company of ten friends.
It is here that the young man had the funeral urn of his father, Jean, stolen.
A theft which is akin to kidnapping, according to a 2008 law, and punishable by one to two years' imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 to 30,000 euros.
A gold plaque was affixed to the burgundy metal urn.
A pacifier of the deceased's granddaughter was also attached to it, as well as a drawing./DR
It is around 6 p.m. this Sunday, when this inhabitant of Sannois (Val-d'Oise), returning from Belgium for professional reasons, stops for a few moments at the mother of a friend, in Franconville, rue du Docteur -Ginger.
His car is parked in front of the gate of the house located in a dead end, hazard lights on.
When he comes out half an hour later, Clarence Livio realizes that the trunk of the SUV has been opened.
The thieves stole two pieces of luggage full of clothes, a computer bag containing his PC and his identity papers, but above all… his father's funeral urn.
"I wanted to pay tribute to him"
Indeed, the young man was to take off Monday for Guadeloupe for a professional trip.
A stay during which he had to bring the funeral urn of his father, who died on April 17 at the age of 69 from Covid-19, to the Mondor hospital in Créteil (Val-de-Marne).
“In the context, we couldn't say goodbye to him, or even see him,” he explains.
I had kept the ashes with me to hope to do something on the anniversary date.
I wanted to pay tribute to him. "
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A ceremony postponed by the theft of this burgundy metal urn of a few centimeters, on which is affixed a gold plaque, with the first and last names of the deceased.
Her partner had also attached her daughter's pacifier to it with a woolen thread, and glued a drawing made by the latter and representing her hand.
“It's already difficult to live with a death, but a theft like that is really hard to swallow, sighs the father of the family.
And everything was very fast.
We could even have come face to face with the thieves. ”
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After filing a complaint at the Ermont police station and contacting the nearest waste collection center or road services, the former manager of artists and athletes decided to use social networks to try to find the ballot box, including messages posted on Facebook and Instagram.
"The objective is to arrest as many people as possible around the thieves so that it comes back to their ears," he explains.
And hope that they are not cruel enough to throw the urn in the trash, if they have a minimum of heart. "
Franconville, this Tuesday April 6.
The theft of the funeral urn caused a real wave of solidarity.
Many people came to help Clarence Livio put up the posters.
LP / Christophe Lefevre
The message broadcast on social networks was relayed by several personalities from the world of sport and music, such as the tennis player Gaël Monfils, the track cycling champion Grégory Baugé, the basketball player of the French team Andrew Albicy or the rapper Stomy Bugsy.
"It is beyond me", reacted in particular on Instagram the athletics champion Antoinette Nana Djimou.
It offers a reward of 1500 euros
A surge of support was thus boosted around the former amateur basketball player who played in several clubs in the department.
“There was a real chain of solidarity,” says the latter.
I got calls from people I didn't know who wanted to help me.
A lady told me that she had gone to look along the railroad tracks near the scene of the theft, just in case.
There is a real mobilization. ”
Clarence Livio also offered a reward of 1,500 euros for bringing him one back.
“When we talked about it, it was a shock, explains Cyril, a childhood friend who came to help hang up the posters.
And even for people who don't know him, it's hard. ”
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