The trauma of the victims of the Strasbourg attack, three years later
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Chérif Chekatt was killed on December 13, 2018 by the police following the Strasbourg attack.
His hunt had mobilized 700 police officers.
Alain JOCARD / AFP
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Commemoration of the Strasbourg attack this Saturday morning in the presence of the Prime Minister, Jean Castex.
On December 11, 2018, a man armed with a pistol killed 5 people and injured 10 others.
Three years later, the victims are still awaiting trial.
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With our correspondent in Strasbourg,
Angélique Ferat
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Never forget them so that terrorism can never strike again.
The victims and their families feel precisely forgotten. They remember the names of the 5 dead and 10 injured.
Dorota has lost her son Bartek, who was shot in the head on the way out of a bakery. For her, it was yesterday. She was a psychotherapist, but she is no longer: “
For me, it's terrible. It is difficult even physically. I miss my son dearly and more and more. For three years, I closed my practice. I couldn't anymore, it's impossible ... I can't help people.
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A trial scheduled for 2023
The Association Victimes Attentats (AVA) has asked the Prime Minister to broaden the criteria for helping the guarantee fund for victims of an attack.
Only direct victims are supported today.
And yet, the whole family is suffering, insists Mostafa Salhane, the president of the association: “
I was the direct victim of the attack, but my children are not recognized.
I am the taxi driver who was taken hostage during the Strasbourg attack.
I am still off work.
For me, the taxi is over.
I will never stay there again.
I lost everything.
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The trial is due to take place in 2023. The perpetrator was killed during his arrest, but the people who helped him will be on the dock.
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