Death of Thomas in Crépol: 11 arrests, according to a source close to the case

Alexandre Bozio 12:14 p.m., March 11, 2024

A source close to the case indicated that 11 arrests had taken place as part of the investigation following the death of young Thomas, stabbed in the chest in Crépol on the night of November 18 to 19, 2023. the perpetrator of the fatal blow has still not been identified,

Eleven people were arrested Monday by the gendarmes as part of the investigation into the death of young Thomas, stabbed during a party in Crépol (Drôme), we learned from a source close to the case, confirming information du

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The Valencia public prosecutor's office refused to communicate at this stage.

Nine young suspects, including three minors, were arrested and indicted in November in this case for "murder by an organized gang", "attempted murder" or "intentional violence committed in a meeting". 

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A mobilization of the ultra-right

Thomas, a 16-year-old high school student, was fatally injured on the night of November 18 to 19, 2023 by a stab at the end of a ball in this village in Drôme.

Faced with the mobilization of the ultra-right, which at the time had increased its actions to denounce "anti-white racism", the prosecution always refused to disclose the identities of those indicted.

During these latest communications, the prosecution indicated that the exact circumstances of the tragedy remained to be clarified, none of the suspects admitting to having carried out the fatal blow.

The fatal stabbing was carried out outside the Crépol village hall which welcomed around 400 people for the village's "winter ball".

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104 witnesses heard

The party had turned into a "brawl", in the words of the Valencia prosecutor, when uninvited young people, some deemed "hostile" by witnesses, were involved in an altercation inside the room, before clashes began. outside.

The young people, who came from elsewhere, inflicted blows, some stabbed them, and nine of the 104 witnesses heard by the gendarmes reported hostile remarks "to white people."

Called to the scene, firefighters treated seventeen people, eight injured, four of whom were serious.

Thomas, a 16-year-old high school student, junior captain of the RC de Romans Péage rugby team, died on the way to the hospital.