After the tragic death of young Lucas, who committed suicide after suffering school harassment in the Vosges, a close friend of the family read a letter written by the mother of the teenager, on the antenna of BFM.
Another tragedy of school bullying. On January 7, 13-year-old Lucas took his own life after being bullied at school because of his homosexuality. In the aftermath, a investigation was opened at the Epinal police station through his lawyer, Maître Catherine Faivre, the family will file a complaintfor answers.
The letter from Lucas’ mother
Probably solicited by the media to speak, the teenager’s mother preferred to write a poignant letter, which was read to the antenna of BFM by a close family friend. There she is :
“Lucas, our little man is one more victim, one too many victims. How many white marches, how many suffering children and cruelly affected families and amputee brothers and sisters will it still take for concrete actions are finally put in place in places where every child has the right to schooling without harassment. We thank you very much for the air time that you will devote to paying tribute to our little man, but please, really , let me mourn with dignity my son, leave me time to find the words and the necessary strength to express myself. I can assure you that the day when I am ready, I will not let you go, I will dedicate my life to continue Lucas’ fight”.
A online kitty was opened to finance the funeral which will be held this Saturday, January 14 in Épinal. To date, more than 7,500 euros have been raised. The 13-year-old’s parents invited those present to wear an LGBT sign in tributespecifies France Bleu.