Two minors aged 15 and 17 were arrested and placed in custody Wednesday, May 31 after violence in assembly on a young girl of the college Marie-Curie of Tourcoing, says the Figaro the prosecutor of the Republic of Lille, Carole Etienne. "They recognized the violence that would be a response to a first assault that occurred in March 2023 on the part of the complainant," says the prosecutor.
Monday, May 29, several videos had been broadcast on the social network Twitter. On these highly relayed extracts, which we chose not to broadcast, we see in particular a young girl, on the ground, kicked and punched in the face and then attacked by other young people. The videos correspond to two series of facts committed on April 6 and May 22, according to the Lille prosecutor's office.
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The girl's mother had filed a complaint on Tuesday, May 30. The assaulted schoolgirl had in the wake been identified and contacted by the investigators of the juvenile brigade of Tourcoing.
An investigation still ongoing
In a press release cited by France 3, the rectorate of the academy of Lille evoked an altercation originating from a conflict between college girls before the spring holidays. "The teams of the college had been informed of a conflict that had arisen within the school, between two students and their respective siblings, as well as threats of aggression at the exit of the college," explains the rectorate.
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The investigations are continuing to determine exactly the role of each and to hear the witnesses who could give credence to the versions of each other, "says the prosecutor of Lille.