Update May 4, 2024 at 9:34 p.m.
Published on May 4, 2024 at 9:33 p.m. by Carla Biancarelli
This Saturday, May 4, 2024, a white march took place in Châteauroux in tribute to Matisse, the 15-year-old teenager who was brutally killed. His family reacted.
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Last April 27, marked the murder of Matisse, a 15-year-old teenager, in Châteauroux. He was killed by a young person of the same age, that he knew, after being made fun of during a freestyle activity with friends. The minor, of Afghan origin, and his mother, who also hit Matisse, were placed in police custody. While this Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 3:30 p.m., a white march took place in the center of Châteauroux, Place La Fayette, at the initiative of his family.
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His parents “deeply touched”
More than 8,000 people responded, indicated the prefect of Indre, Thibault Lanxade, Parisian. A city press release stated that Matisse’s family was “deeply touched by all the expressions of sympathy received.” Then added that the teenager’s relatives invited “all participants to show respect throughout the route so that the walk takes place in a peaceful and united spirit.”
For his part, Matisse’s dad made it clear that he did not want any political recovery. And for good reason, the day before the march, Friday evening, a small ultra-right group had posted banners in front of the town hall of Châteauroux, with the inscription, “Justice for Matisse” And “French wake up”. An operation quickly dissolved by the police, indicated the prefect of Indre. “There were around ten of them. They unfurled their banners and left”he explained.
More than 8000 people gathered
The approximately 8,000 people traveled several symbolic places for the family of young Matisse: his school, his father’s restaurant or even the establishment in which he did his apprenticeship.
