2023-09-08 10:58:42
The three supporters tried for the attack on little Kenzo’s father during the AC Ajaccio-OM match were sentenced this Friday to twelve months in prison, reports Corse-Matin. They also receive a three-year stadium ban and a fine of 500 and 1,000 euros.
During the trial, the three defendants aged 20 admitted to having entered the box where Kenzo’s family was during the match between the Corsican football club and Olympique de Marseille on June 3 in Ajaccio, to recover the jersey of the OM that the father wore but they denied any violence. At the hearing on August 25, the prosecutor requested 18 months’ imprisonment, 12 of which were suspended, a fine of 1,500 euros and a five-year stadium ban against the main defendant.
A “big impact on the lives” of children
The three supporters were also ordered to pay one euro each to the AC Ajaccio club and the Professional Football League (LFP), both civil parties, as well as legal costs. The court ordered “a psychiatric assessment” for little Kenzo, suffering from brain cancer, and his brother. “What the psychologist and psychiatrist experts say is that there has been a big impact on the lives of these children who are still very affected today,” indicated Mr. Frédéric Pourrière, lawyer for the family of little Kenzo .
The incident dates back to June 3. That day, Kenzo, a young eight-year-old supporter of Olympique de Marseille, suffering from brain cancer, was invited to Corsica to realize his “dream” of meeting players from the Ligue 1 club. he was in a box at the stadium with his father and his brother, individuals burst in and hit the father before leaving with his OM jersey, according to the first elements of the investigation.
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If the investigations carried out by the police had confirmed the blows carried out by Ajaccio supporters against Kenzo’s father, they on the other hand established that the little boy would not have been the victim of physical violence himself. The affair sparked strong reactions, including President Emmanuel Macron, calling for “clear and strong” sanctions.
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