Two young people aged 15 and 16 were arrested for having degraded more than 70 graves in the Fameck cemetery (Moselle), explaining that they wanted to "
reproduce the universe of their favorite musical groups
", the Thionville floor said on Wednesday.
"
No burial has been desecrated, no registration has been noted and no claim has been made,
" said the public prosecutor, Brice Partouche in a statement.
The two teenagers, without any criminal record, admitted the facts, which occurred between November 16 and 22 at the new cemetery of Fameck, north of Metz.
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"
74 graves were identified as having been affected by these acts: crosses were overturned, others deposited, some returned
", details the prosecutor, who still mentions "
destroyed
"
flowers
or "
memorial plaques (... ) degraded
”. The investigation of the Thionville gendarmerie, "
nourished in particular by testimonies and observations made on social networks
", made it possible to identify "
quickly
" two minors aged 15 and 16 living in Fameck, according to Brice Partouche. In front of the investigators, they justified their actions by the desire to "
reproduce the universe of their favorite musical groups
», Reports the magistrate.
The two teenagers will be summoned later before the children's judge of the Thionville court, according to Brice Partouche.
