The death of a 14 -year -old teenager on Saturday 25 January after being stabbed the day before during an attempted theft of his mobile phone caused reactions from political figures.
The reactions of sadness and anger follow one another after the death this Saturday, January 25 in Paris of a 14 -year -old teenager, stabbed while two people were trying to steal his mobile phone.
Several members of the government have communicated on the death of the young Elias, starting with Prime Minister, François Bayrou. “Elias, 14. He went to football training. Two older minors want to rackete it, steal his laptop. They stabbed him on the shoulder, he died of his injury. These lines are unbearable to write .
The Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, called for a start and said to think “with emotion to his family, devastated by the loss of their child”, on X.
He continues: “Redo a country a country where parents no longer have to fear seeing their child murdered for nothing will be a long and difficult path. This will require the mobilization of all to turn their backs on a culture of the excuse , which plunged part of our youth into a deep feeling of impunity, “he said on the same social network.
“Paris stands alongside the victim’s family”
Rachida Dati, Minister of Culture and elected opposition to the Council of Paris called on X to the “deployment of an armed municipal police and the serious consideration of the insecurity that rages in Paris, rather than denial by the municipal majority “.
-The mayor of Paris, Hidalgo also expressed his sadness. “What an immense emotion in the face of this appalling drama that cost the life of a young teenager in the 14th. Paris stands alongside the family of the victim and his friends. I address them in my name and on behalf of the Parisians and Parisians my most saddened condolences “.
Invited on the BFMTV set, the mayor of the 14th arrondissement, Carine Petit said she was “pierced, crossed by amazement, very great pain”. Adding: “It is totally traumatic that today we enter his favorite stadium and we meet death there.”
Several parliamentarians have also sent their thoughts to the relatives of the victims such as the Senators Marie-Claire Carrere-Gee and Agnès Evren or the deputy Cécile Hervieu.
Two suspects, born in May 2007 and August 2008, known for violent thefts were arrested. An investigation was opened for extortion followed by death, a crime making life imprisonment. The third judicial police district was seized.
