The teenager sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison for the murder in June 2021 of a 14-year-old schoolboy, stabbed after a dispute, appealed, we learned Monday from the Reims prosecutor's office confirming information from The union.
Tried behind closed doors at first instance, he faced a maximum sentence of 20 years, the law providing for minors an excuse of minority.
“
No sentence is satisfactory, but 15 years, we can be satisfied
with it ”, had reacted Friday the mother of the victim after the verdict.
Nothing filtered from the three days of hearing last week, on the personality of the accused or the reasons for taking action.
“
He speaks little
”, only indicated the mother of the victim.
The scene was filmed
Opposed by a dispute for several days, the two college students, educated in a private establishment, had found themselves in the center of Reims at the end of the courses on June 2, 2021. The mis en cause, aged 14 at the time of the facts , held an already unfolded knife.
He had pounced on his comrade, punching him and stabbing him in the temple.
The victim, adopted as a child at the age of three, died on August 21 at Reims hospital without regaining consciousness.
The scene had been filmed by the camera of a nearby store but also by a schoolgirl who came to watch the confrontation with a small group of students.
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A rap clip, created and posted on Instagram by the accused, seems to be at the origin of the tension between the two young people.
We see the future aggressor put himself in the spotlight by playing with his knife, which would have provoked mockery among the college students.
The accused, who had previously been removed from a public establishment following a fight, would have experienced several situations of harassment since primary school.
