A young man punched and kicked, under the sneers, by a dozen people dressed in black.
The video of this lynching - which took place in a sensitive district of Montgeron (Essonne) - was widely relayed on social networks throughout the weekend.
It was LGBT activist Mehdi Aïfa who broadcast this video.
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According to our information, the victim - a minor of about fifteen years - was identified by the police thanks to social networks.
This is a young resident in Grigny (Essonne) who was in a home in Crosnes (Essonne).
According to
Le Parisien
, the victim is being heard this Monday, October 11.
Homophobic aggression?
This case, which bounced back this weekend with the broadcast of the video, dates back to Thursday, September 30 at around 6.30 p.m.
The national police then quickly intervened without noticing anything.
Neither the victim nor the attackers had been found and no complaint had been filed.
The person who called the police on the day of the assault was contacted and heard at the Montgeron police station on Sunday October 10.
She confirmed the facts.
In his initial tweet, LGBT activist Mehdi Aïfa indicates that the victim is “
a young homosexual
” while the “
Stop Homophobie
” collective adds that “
it could be a homophobic attack
”.
According to our information, the assault on this young man in connection with his sexual orientation is probable at this stage.
An investigation is still ongoing.
A wave of indignation
This violent attack sparked a wave of indignation on social networks.
“
Deeply shocked by images of an assault of inhuman violence in Montgeron circulating on social networks.
Investigation underway to identify the victim and the attackers,
”responded the mayor of the city, Sylvie Carillon, on Twitter.
“
The scoundrels invented 'recreational lynching': we beat up with as much hatred as fun.
I ask that all light be shed on this man's assault.
No tolerance possible with this savagery
”, for his part tweeted the deputy of Essonne Nicolas Dupont-Aignan.
