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The November 13 trial evokes the fate of the "orphans" of the attacks

2022-05-30T18:37:57.588Z


“Forty-seven will never say dad again. Twenty will never say mom again. And two will never say neither mum nor dad again”. The fate of children...


Forty-seven will never say dad again.

Twenty will never say mom again.

And two will never say mum or dad again

.

The fate of orphaned children, "

victims of terrorism

", was at the heart of Monday, March 30, the pleadings of half a dozen lawyers for civil parties in the trial of the November 13 attacks.

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Two syllables.

Two syllables, Papa, Maman, that 69 children will never pronounce again

, ”recalled lawyer Helena Christidis at the bar, citing the names of Iris, Hector, Mathilde, Emilie, Micha, Tamia, Kevin, Sami, Elsa and several others, “

victims by ricochet

” of the attacks which caused the death of 130 people in Paris and Saint-Denis on November 13, 2015.

painful stories

On the screen of the courtroom of the special assize court of Paris scroll drawings showing the nightmares of these children deprived of parents.

One of the drawings depicts a child, eyes wide open, at night, in a bed, alone with the surviving parent.

Above and below the bed float ghosts.

For these children "

no more birthdays, candles, moments of love, Mother's Day, Father's Day

".

Me Christidis evokes the gradual fading of happy memories, the sound of beloved voices and fading familiar smells.

We grow up but “

in a wobbly way

”.

There is also, continues the lawyer, the fear of losing the other parent or the incomprehension of friends - "

It's been 6 months now that your father died, can you stop sulking?

-.

"

It's so destructive that some, at such a young age, are already on anxiolytics

," says the lawyer.

During the trial, which began on September 8, 2021, we heard several testimonies from young people who lost one or both parents and from mothers or fathers who lost their companion or partner.

Each time, these were painful stories evoking wounds that never healed.

We thus remember the testimony of Corinne who had left her 6-year-old son to enjoy a birthday before explaining to him that his father would not return.

Corinne had told the bar of her son's lost gaze and his cry: "

But then, will I never see my dad again?"

".

“Victims by delay”

"

The children of November 13, 2015 are all victims, victims by delay

", explains Me Léa Capiaux, lawyer from Milan, 10 years old at the time, and her father who came together to the Bataclan.

Milan, whose "

first concert

" it was, and his father survived the massacre, but the consequences remain intact.

He should have discovered music.

He discovered terror.

The fear of seeing his father die.

This evening changed his childhood.

Their lives are changed forever

, ”insists Mr. Capiaux.

Being a child victim of terrorism is a month and a half without a hug from this father who is afraid of death.

It's making drawings of his parents with sad and frightened faces, full of amazement.

It's hating the bombing exercises at school

, ”summarizes a lawyer.

The terrorists stole their childhood, their innocence

,” she says.

In his argument, Me Christidis does not forget the uncertain future of the children of the accused and of those, children of jihadists, locked up in the camps in Syria.

Yes, gentlemen, your children did not ask to be born into this world.

In this world you have chosen.

That you have filled with terror

, ”says the lawyer, turning to the defendants who are listening headlong.

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Misters the defendants, you contributed to these mass killings.

69 orphans and hundreds of children of survivors, scarred for life, who unfortunately became adults far too soon

,” she insists.

The pleadings of the lawyers of the civil parties who have chosen to pool their speaking time around themes must continue until the end of the week.

The verdict is expected on June 29.

Source: lefigaro

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