A student from the Louis-Girard vocational high school in Malakoff (Hauts-de-Seine) was violently attacked this Friday afternoon. Six to seven young people, hooded, attacked him with a hammer near the establishment, according to a source close to the case, confirming information from the Parisian. The high school student, hit in the head, was treated by SAMU and taken to hospital. Although injured, his life was not in danger.
This attack is part of a series of attacks that occurred this week, notably in front of the Jacques-Monod high school in Clamart last Monday, then in Châtillon and Vanves. In each of the attacks, masked individuals used tear gas canisters and hammers to attack students in the street.
Prefect Laurent Hottiaux strongly condemned “the violence that has occurred since October 7 between young people from Vanves and Malakoff”. He recalled that on Monday, around ten individuals had attacked Jacques-Monod students with kicks and punches, after using a tear gas canister. Four minors were then injured and taken to hospital. The prefect also stressed that “the police are strongly mobilized to identify, arrest and bring to justice the perpetrators of these intolerable acts”.
Faced with this escalation of violence, a coordination meeting was held Thursday at the sub-prefecture of Antony, chaired by sub-prefect Benoît Trévisani, in the presence of the mayors of Vanves, Malakoff, Montrouge, Châtillon and Clamart. It was decided that the regional security brigades would accompany the Monod and Dardenne high schools until the All Saints holidays, and that the security systems of the establishments would be re-evaluated, in particular regarding access.
A local crime treatment group (GLTD) will be created to concentrate the efforts of the police in this area. Prevention actions, in conjunction with sports clubs, as well as interventions on the risks linked to social networks and violence, will also be implemented in schools, particularly to raise awareness among young people. Heads of establishments have also been called upon to promptly report any incident to law enforcement.
