Europe 1 with AFP 4:45 p.m., March 25, 2024
Justice has opened an investigation into an eight-year-old child who came to school with two knives and is suspected of having made death threats against his teacher and the police. The investigation is open for “death threats, carrying weapons and introducing weapons into a school premises”.
Justice has opened an investigation into an eight-year-old child who came to school with two knives and is suspected of having made death threats against his teacher and police officers, we learned on Monday from the Saint-Pierre public prosecutor's office. Etienne. The investigation is open for "death threats, carrying weapons and introducing weapons into a school premises", Saint-Etienne prosecutor David Charmatz told AFP, confirming information from Le Figaro.
Two steak knives in the satchel
It was students from this establishment who warned a CE2 teacher of the threats allegedly made by the young boy, in whose schoolbag two steak knives were found, according to Le Figaro. Contacted by AFP, the management of Saint-Charles primary school, in Saint-Etienne, indicated that "there was a procedure in progress" and that they "did not wish to communicate". The young boy, who was interviewed by the police as well as his parents, disputes the comments attributed to him, indicates the prosecution.
“His age prevents any prosecution of this child, whose psychological and psychiatric expertise will have to indicate what these facts reveal about his personality and his needs for educational support,” explains David Charmatz.