On the night of Thursday July 15 to Friday July 16, a new settling of scores between young people took place in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, in Essonne.
Arthur, 19, was beaten up and is currently between life and death in hospital, according to
Le Parisien
.
The Evry prosecutor's office has confirmed a new clash between opposing gangs.
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According to a mother, who knows the victim, “
he was literally lynched. We do not know for what reasons he was on a scooter rue Anne-Frank, near the Louis-Pergaud school, with one of his friends, also injured. But it was there that he was beaten up by a group.
He was reportedly hit with a baseball bat or bat. The brain damage would be significant, and the victim would have suffered cardiac arrest on the spot.
Arthur was rushed to the Kremlin-Bicêtre hospital (Val-de-Marne) and is currently in critical condition.
According to some sources, and the witness to the
Parisian
, the assault was filmed by the perpetrators.
"
Young people exchange these videos like a trophy, it's really atrocious
", notes the woman questioned.
The Evry prosecutor's office does not confirm: “
These videos have not yet been passed on to the investigators.
As for the presence of any weapons, nothing was found on the spot,
”he said on Friday.
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Arthur's profile contrasts with that of the perpetrators and victims usually recorded: the young man works in a restaurant, while wars most often involve educated people. But now, “
the brawls affect all profiles, there are young people who are studying, others who work… It affects everyone. And the most serious is that the violence continues to increase,
”notes the mother. Essonne is particularly affected by this type of violence. Two young people died in less than 24 hours last February, in two separate clashes.
