justice in the case of a “sadistic”, “perverted” teenager with “major danger”

An embossed cotton dress, Velcro sneakers, a sparkling tiara. Rose-Izabella poses proudly in front of the camera in the family living room, arms outstretched, smile a little tight. On April 29, 2023, the portrait of the five-year-old girl invaded the streets of Rambervillers, in the Vosges. The little girl was kidnapped five days earlier while playing on the steps of her home. Her naked body was found in a trash bag in a public housing apartment in the town. She escaped the vigilance of her parents for a fraction of a second, while the father had dozed off after a morning of work starting at dawn while the mother took care of her brothers and sisters. A split second that turned the family’s life upside down. This Tuesday, the Epinal children’s court judges Gabriel*, a teenager aged 14 at the time of the events, for two days, accused of kidnapping, sequestration and murder. In the background, there is the question of the long-term care of these adolescents who are proven to be dangerous.