Bordeaux: two minors in court after injuring a principal
The director of the establishment was hit in the temple by a projectile launched by a hooded group
Quick Look
- Two teenagers aged 15 and 16 were brought before the Bordeaux public prosecutor's office after injuring the head of a vocational high school in Bègles, near Bordeaux, by throwing a projectile.
- They are placed under judicial supervision while awaiting their trial.
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Why It Matters
Monday morning, in front of his establishment, the director of the establishment was hit in the left temple by a projectile thrown from a group of around twenty hooded people, and transported to hospital for stitches. A separate investigation was also opened after around thirty hooded individuals threw projectiles at police officers and set trash cans on fire in Bègles.
Two minors aged 15 and 16 were brought to justice for having injured the head of a vocational high school in Bègles, near Bordeaux, by throwing a projectile, the prosecution said on Thursday.
Monday morning, in front of his establishment, the director of the establishment was “hit in the left temple” by a projectile launched from a group of “around twenty hooded people”, and transported to hospital for stitches, according to the public prosecutor in Bordeaux, Renaud Gaudeul.
Two teenagers were arrested on Tuesday and Wednesday, then brought before the prosecution on Thursday. They are both being prosecuted for “participation in a group with a view to preparing violence against people or destruction or damage to property during a demonstration”, but only the youngest will be judged for “aggravated intentional violence” committed against the principal. The 16-year-old is also being prosecuted for hiding his face. The public prosecutor requested their placement under judicial supervision pending their judgment.
A separate investigation, into counts of intentional violence with weapons, in meetings, against police officers and participation in a group with a view to preparing violence, had also been opened after “thirty hooded individuals threw projectiles at police personnel” and set trash cans on fire in Bègles. Three minors aged 15 and 16 and a young man aged 18, arrested for these facts, were brought before the prosecution on Wednesday. The three minors were presented to a children's judge and two are subject to a “provisional judicial educational measure” while awaiting their judgment. The young adult was placed under judicial supervision pending his trial scheduled for May 5.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The young adult arrested for the violence against the police officers will be tried on May 5.
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What is the expected date of the trial of the two teenagers?
- What are the consequences of the separate investigation into violence against the police?
