A 15-year-old teenager was indicted for "attempted murder" in the investigation into a brawl in Longjumeau (Essonne) in April 2022, during which a minor had been seriously injured, the prosecutor's office said on Saturday. 'Evry, requested by AFP.
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The suspect was indicted on Thursday and placed in pre-trial detention, added the prosecution, confirming information from the Parisian.
80 clashes in 2022 in Essonne
In April 2022, a 16-year-old teenager was seriously injured during a brawl between around thirty people, opposing young people from rival districts of Longjumeau and the neighboring town of Chilly-Mazarin.
The assault took place in front of the Jean-Perrin vocational school.
The vital prognosis of the teenager, injured in the thorax, had been engaged for a time.
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Essonne, south of Paris, is the regular scene of clashes between young people from neighborhoods or rival cities.
The origin of the rivalries often remains nebulous.
The prefecture of the department recorded 80 collective clashes in 2022.