The drama unfolded on the sidewalk in front of his house.
While taking out her trash, Cécile Le Lirzin, 84, was fatally hit by a two-wheeler on March 22 in Brest.
Two 16-year-old men, one wearing a helmet with a smoked visor and the other a black balaclava, were on the motorcycle, according to information from Le Parisien, confirmed to Le Figaro by the Brest
prosecutor
's
office
.
The suspects mowed down the old lady around 5 p.m.
A shock of such violence that the retiree was thrown several meters.
One of the two young people on the motorcycle would have given the middle finger to passers-by before fleeing, according to the neighborhood questioned by the Parisian daily.
They finally surrendered to the police on March 24, two days after the incident.
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The driver of the motorcycle was subsequently indicted for "
manslaughter aggravated by two aggravating circumstances: hit and run and lack of a driving license
", according to the Brest prosecutor's office.
The passenger was indicted for “
failure to assist a person in danger
”.
“
The two indicted have a nil criminal record
,” adds the prosecution to Le
Figaro
.
The autopsy of Cécile de Lirzin was held on Monday March 27.
“The police never intervene”
The deceased octogenarian lived in a working-class district, near the city of Ponant, reputed to be sensitive and a frequent scene of urban rodeos.
“The problem is that the police do not enter the neighborhood and never intervene,
lament Laurence and Enora, the daughter and granddaughter of the victim at
Parisian.
A hard core of a dozen or so young people between the ages of 12 and 18 has ruled the roost and has been making a mess for years.
Here is the problem."
Last summer, at the request of Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, the fight against this dangerous phenomenon of urban rodeos intensified in Brest, as detailed by
Ouest-France
.
To reduce the phenomenon as much as possible, the national police are increasing the number of checks and searches.
The penalties incurred for these traffic offenses have also been increased, ranging from 1 year to 5 years in prison and from 15,000 euros to 75,000 euros in fines.
