They reportedly called their victims "
dirty Christians
" before punching them several times.
This Tuesday, two suspects of an attack which occurred Sunday evening in Rambouillet (Yvelines) must be presented to the parquet floor of the court of Versailles, according to information transmitted to
Figaro
.
Both minors, aged 15 and 17, should be summoned for a guilty hearing in juvenile court, and could be placed under judicial supervision.
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Sunday, September 4, they attacked a 15-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl in front of the Sainte Bernadette church in Rambouillet, possibly because of their Catholic religion.
The victims were first insulted and called "
dirty Christians
", before being threatened, the perpetrators promising to "
kill them
", according to police sources.
The assailants allegedly attacked the boy, hitting him repeatedly in the face and then using tear gas.
The qualifications retained by the courts are as follows: "
violence with incapacity for less than eight days, in meetings and because of true or supposed affiliation to a religion
", with a third circumstance for one of the two, namely the use of a gas.