Death of a teenager in Viry-Châtillon: immense emotion in front of the victim's school

Wilfried Devillers // Credits: Ronan Houssin / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP 6:35 a.m., April 6, 2024

The emotion still palpable. A 15-year-old teenager died this Friday following a lynching outside his college in Viry-Châtillon, in Essonne. Transported yesterday to Necker hospital, the victim was operated on during the night from Thursday to Friday, but she did not survive. This 15-year-old boy was very violently beaten as he left the establishment by three hooded young people who fled. Europe 1 was on site, in front of the college where the teenager was educated.  

Around the college, the atmosphere is heavy. At the exit, students come out crying, others hug each other, visibly upset after the announcement of the death of their classmate. “It makes me feel like a lump in my stomach, now I'm afraid to go home alone. Now, we live in a world where we can get hit or even killed for no reason,” says Khaled, a student who lived in the same neighborhood as the victim. “To die at this age and in this way is not normal, it really hurts my heart,” he adds. 

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The whole neighborhood in mourning 

Parents came to lay white flowers in front of the school to honor the memory of the victim. The tragedy left an entire neighborhood in mourning and deeply wounded. “I'm shaking so much, it's shocking, we're afraid for our children. I feel like I've lost a member of my family,” says a mother waiting for her child in front of the establishment. This mother's testimony abruptly stops when she sees her daughter leaving the school in tears.