A 14-year-old student is in a coma after being the victim of a violent attack in front of her school on Tuesday. The facts occurred in front of the Arthur-Rimbaud college, located in the impoverished Paillade district of Montpellier. “She was hit by a group of three individuals,” specifies the prosecution. The rumors, which quickly spread, spoke of a lynching in which around twenty people participated. “Seriously injured, she was admitted to the university hospital in the evening. His vital prognosis is now no longer in jeopardy.”
“The head teacher called me yesterday to come pick up my daughter after class and warned me that a crowd of young people had formed at the exit,” the mother explains to Free Midday. I asked the college to keep her on the premises until I arrived. But they didn’t. » Her daughter was allegedly attacked in front of the bus stop, located 150 meters from the establishment. She managed to run away before collapsing.
A minor aged 14 arrested
One of the people involved, a 14-year-old minor attending the same establishment, was arrested Wednesday morning. “Investigations are continuing in order to identify the other suspects, to determine the motive and the exact course of events,” specifies the prosecution. According to the mother, her child was the victim of harassment within the establishment. Her daughter had already been hit last week, which she did not know. “Students launched a hashtag on social media to call for a rally. It was supposed to take place on Friday but my daughter told me that she was unwell, she didn’t want to go to school. »
A psychological unit has been set up in the establishment and the mobile academic security team has also been deployed. The rector, Sophie Méjean, visited the college, accompanied by the prefect of Hérault, François-Xavier Lauch. They met the teaching team and families there.