The outlines of the dispute that led to the stabbing death of 15-year-old Matisse in Châteauroux (Indre) on Saturday are beginning to take shape. According to the first elements of the investigation, a fight broke out between two teenagers walking on a public highway.
Secondly, according to information from Le Parisien, the teenager who is suspected of being the perpetrator of the murder had returned by car with his mother before stabbing Matisse. But after these stabbings, we also learned that the mother of the accused allegedly slapped Matisse.
Both were kept in police custody on Saturday, the alleged culprit, an Afghan minor of the same age as the victim, and his mother are expected to be referred to the Criminal Justice Department on Monday afternoon. As we reported, the suspect, known to the courts, had already been convicted on April 22 in another case of “aggravated theft with violence”. Châteauroux’s public prosecutor Agnès Auboin opened an investigation for “attempted voluntary manslaughter”.
Exchanging racist comments?
Gray areas persist, but an outlook seems to be emerging. Therefore, on the morning of Saturday, April 27, a dispute started between two teenagers on the road. According to witnesses, during the exchange, “racist comments are said to have been made by Matisse”, a police source told Le Parisien, calling for caution and missing the context of a brawl on the street.
During the argument, Mattis allegedly “took charge” and slapped the other teen, who ran away. Secondly, he returned by car with his mother in the afternoon. At the same time, from the vehicle, he struck Matisse twice, one of which hit his heart. Following this gesture, the teen’s mother suspected him of being the author of the fatal attacks and slapped Matisse.
Police and emergency services were informed at around 5:45 pm. Critically injured in the chest but alive, Mathis was taken to the hospital with a life-threatening prognosis. He died in the evening due to his injuries. The teenager, identified by witnesses as the culprit, was arrested near the scene of the dispute at around 7:15 pm and placed in police custody.
An investigation for “attempted deliberate murder” was opened by the Chateauroux public prosecutor’s office. It was assigned to the Interregional Judicial Police Service of Orléans, which was jointly seized with the Departmental Judicial Police Service of Châteauroux. An autopsy of the victim was ordered by the prosecution.
The accused is known to the justice system
The accused is not unknown to the police and justice services. This 15-year-old teenager of Afghan nationality, whose parents have legal status, is already the subject of two processes.
On April 22, he was convicted of “aggravated burglary with violence”, in the context of a case involving the theft of a cell phone at knifepoint, as part of a tense attack via a “dating site”. sunday.
She was placed under judicial supervision, “given her age, the only protection measure provided by the Code of Criminal Justice for minors with no prior convictions,” the public prosecutor in Châteauroux, Agnès Auboin, confirmed in a press release. of.
He was also convicted of a second similar case, “meeting theft”, which occurred on 27 February. This is also cell phone theft at knife point, but as per our knowledge, no judicial inquiry has been conducted into these facts.