The moving testimony of Judikael Hirel, 5 years after his terrible attack in the metro

Physical and verbal attacks are a daily reality in France. Whether these attacks occur in a deserted street or the corridors of a crowded metro, the reactions are there. But the indignation and the shock effect passed, what happens to the victims? Journalist Judikael Hirel is one of those who went through this ordeal, one evening in November 2017. Fourteen facial fractures, several reconstruction operations and a long legal procedure later, the anger is still just as strong. He publishes Red Concord. In the shoes of a victim of aggression (Le Cherche midi).

LE FIGARO. – What happened that night of November 13, 2017 in the corridors of the metro?

Judikael HIREL. – I was on the subway to come home from the office after a day’s work, as many do. Arriving at Concorde station around 7:30 p.m., I got out of the train and saw a man following a young woman who was in front of him. Going up the stairs, he put a…