On the night of November 18 to 19, 2023, Thomas, a 16-year-old teenager, was stabbed to death during a ball in the festival committee of Crépol, a Drôme village of 500 inhabitants. One after the tragedy, the suspect who carried out the fatal blow has still not been identified.
An affair which aroused the emotion of an entire country. A year ago to the day, Thomas Perotto, 16, was killed with a knife to the heart and throat in Crépol in the Drôme. The teenager was attacked during a winter ball in the festival committee. At the time of the events, that is to say on the night of November 18 to 19, 2023, the victim was accompanied by one of his older brothers and a few friends.
At the time, fourteen people, accused of having provoked a brawl leading to Thomas' death, were arrested. Despite the placement in pre-trial detention of eight of them in connection with this same case, the main suspect who carried out the fatal stabbing has still not been identified despite hundreds of hearings which have been carried out so far. there.
For their part, the investigating judges ensure that the investigation is still ongoing in order to know the identity of the main suspect. During a meeting with several victims and families of victims, Tuesday, November 12, they explained the means mobilized to reveal the truth. For them, justice is taking its course and “significant” resources are still mobilized, according to France Bleu Ardèche.
A version that Me Alexandre Farelly, lawyer for Thomas' family, refuted any “advancement” in the case. “There has been no progress in this direction, this meeting has not allowed the family to move forward in understanding what happened,” he told our colleagues.
“We know it's a long time, we were told it was still going to be a long time, we accept it at the price of rigor (…) Imagine your worst nightmare, imagine that you never wake up, you have the beginnings of response,” he added.
“there are numerous constitutions of civil parties of collateral victims”
In this case, several dozen people have joined as civil parties. Among these, some were physically injured while others morally.
For Me Isabelle Ceyte, during the meeting on Tuesday, November 12, “there are numerous constitutions of civil parties of collateral victims, this meeting aimed to answer certain questions, in particular those of the civil parties who have not been heard.”
The death of Thomas led to strong reactions from political figures of all ranks, starting with the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron, who spoke of a “terrible assassination” and an “aggression which marked us all » during a congress of mayors at the Elysée.
