The teenager has been missing for a year already…
Since Saturday, September 23, 2023, Lina, a 15-year-old teenager, has not given any sign of life. Indeed, if she was supposed to take the train to Strasbourg to join her boyfriend, Tao, she disappeared on the way from her home in Champenay to the Saint-Blaise-la-Roche train station (Bas-Rhin). After months of investigation, the Strasbourg public prosecutor announced on July 26, 2024 that Lina’s genetic profile had been found in a stolen vehicle.
After her car was seized, its driver, Samuel Gonin, a 43-year-old man, committed suicide. On Monday, September 23, 2024, on the first anniversary of the teenager’s disappearance, Sandra, a close friend of Lina, expressed her dismay on BFM Alsace. “If it is indeed Samuel Gonin, he will never pay. But
Justice must be done for Linabecause she didn’t deserve that”she confided.
Sandra: “The word ‘tied up’ I think it definitely killed me”
Despite everything, Sandra remains hopeful that her friend will return. “Hope springs eternal, as they say, and I’m holding on to that a little.”she said. Despite everything, the young woman knows that Lina may have experienced difficult times. One specific moment in particular disgusted her. “The word ‘tied up’ I think definitely killed me. I didn’t expect that“she confided with emotion.
During this interview, the teenager’s friend revealed that she had hatred and resentment. “I have a lot going on right now. It’s very hard to carry all this on your shoulders, because it’s been a year.“she added before specifying that she thought the person who attacked Lina was “someone she knew”. “We tell ourselves that it doesn’t only happen to others, no matter what happens, we have to be careful in the street and especially in small towns.”she then said.
Sandra: “The big problem was her father”
On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, the young woman had already spoken in the columns of the New Detective. Then, she had assured that she was used to discussing “enormously” with Lina, who was like a sister to her. “Lina told me about her life, her horse, her family”she confided before slipping: “The big problem was his father. She hadn’t seen him for years. It must be said that when she was little, he insulted her several times.”.
With emotion, Sandra then spoke of the special relationship that Lina had with her mother, Fanny. “She did everything for Lina. They were both very close.even fusional. Lina told him a lot of things”she added.
