He had taken part in a simple competition. He suffered six stitches and got off with a scare. On Wednesday May 18, 15-year-old Walid (first name altered) was attacked by a gang with a katana, a Japanese sword, during gym class. His mother filed a complaint at the police station. The Evry-Courcouronnes public prosecutor’s office confirmed on Monday on request that an investigation had been opened for “serious violence” (in a group, using a weapon and against a minor) and “participation in an association for the purpose of committing an offence”.
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When he was looking for markers with two comrades, he came across three hostile youths at around 8.45 am. According to his report, which we were able to review, they asked him: “Why are you coming here?”. Walid claims he does not know the three. As soon as he replied, “What do you mean?” one of the three youths brandished a small sabre and struck him hard on the head with the blade, seriously injuring him.
There is another brawl with punches and kicks between the students and about ten youths from Les Épinettes who have come for reinforcement. According to our information, the sports teacher also suffered blows when he tried to separate the protagonists. The Versailles school board confirmed on Monday, upon request, that the teacher “accompanied by his headmistress will file a complaint with the Evry police on Tuesday”.Le Parisien