“The city is in shock at the horror of Philippine’s death.” In Yvelines, the town of 33,000 souls, which saw the growth of the young Dauphine student found dead on September 21 in Paris, is facing an influx of messages. The city, “in agreement with the family”, invites residents to leave their words of support at the reception of the city hall, or to its email address.
“Since the announcement of the terrible tragedy which left his family in mourning and struck those close to him, residents and anonymous people have expressed their deep emotion to us,” wrote the town hall on Facebook. The city was asked to send testimonies of comfort and support to his family in this ordeal. » Mayor (DVD) Lorrain Merckaert believes that this surge is “at the height of the emotion aroused by this tragedy. »
Video“She was intelligent and full of life”: at Paris-Dauphine University, the shock wave after Philippine’s death
“This affects everyone, we saw it last Friday when a very large audience was present (Editor’s note: at the funeral organized in Versailles) and since then with the testimonies that we receive,” adds the elected official.
Four days after the discovery of the body, a fund was opened “in particular for funerals and legal costs” incurred by the victim’s family. Last week, the latter even refused Valerie Pécresse’s proposal for financial aid on the grounds that “the amount of the online prize pool had reached a sufficient level to cover everything”, reported an employee of the regional president.
5,000 contributors to the prize pool
This Thursday noon, nearly 5,000 contributors have already made a donation, often accompanied by a note, like Théodora who says she is “deeply upset as a girl and as a woman”. “All my support in this ordeal. Eternal memory to Philippine, we will never forget her. »
“Since the announcement of Philippine’s death, we have ensured that the mourning of her family is respected,” adds the mayor of Montigny-le-Bretonneux. This collection was designed for this purpose, to reconcile the understandable need of people to mark their pain and their solidarity with the family while respecting their meditation. »
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