“Today, we have nothing left”, Medhi Narjissi’s parents confide for the first time since their son’s disappearance

The parents of Medhi Narjissi (17 years old), who disappeared at sea in South Africa two weeks ago while he was taking part in a training camp with the French under-18 team, have spoken for the first time to TF1 Devastated and in tears, Jalil, the father who mainly made his career in Agen, and Valérie, the mother, return to the terrible disappearance of their son. “We don’t live, we survive”says the mother of the young Stade Toulousain player.

Jalil Narjissi continues. “There are no words. This is the horror we are living. Our son left for what he loved most. Today, we have nothing left.”The Narjissi family also pointed the finger at the management of the young French team. “We tell them our desire and he doesn’t come back. It’s because there was a mistake. And then the conditions, from what we saw, I don’t even understand how this mistake could have happened.”.

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Justice seized

This Tuesday, we learned that Medhi Narjissi’s parents had contacted the Agen public prosecutor’s office “researching the causes of the disappearance”as explained by Me Édouard Martial, lawyer for the player’s parents and sister. “I have asked the public prosecutor to open an investigation to find out the causes of the disappearance which will allow the investigating judge to hear all the members of the management”he had declared to theAFP. Internally, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) has also opened an investigation.