One-eyed high school student in Tours: family files complaint for police violence

The family of a 16-year-old high school student who lost the use of one eye after incidents that occurred during the blockade of an establishment in Tours filed a complaint for “violence by a person holding public authority”.

The family of Maël, 16, filed a complaint a few days after learning that the teenager had lost the use of his right eye, said Tours public prosecutor Catherine Sorita-Minard, confirming information from the daily La Nouvelle République.

The prosecutor indicated on Wednesday, following forensic examinations, that the injuries to the high school student's eye were “compatible with the impact of an LBD-type defense bullet”. He had been hospitalized.

A second investigation entrusted to the IGPN

On social networks, the video of a young man sitting with his head covered in blood was widely shared. The young man and his mother were interviewed by the services of the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN), while the investigation continues, said the magistrate.

According to the Indre-et-Loire prefecture, the young man was taken into care on Wednesday when the police, who intervened with the firefighters to put an end to several fires, were attacked, in particular by the throwing of projectiles.