2023-06-04 14:15:44
The season ended in unbearable violence on Saturday evening June 3 during the Ajaccio-OM match. In a press release published late at night, the Corsican club denounced the attack on a sick OM fan child, Kenzo, and his family inside the stadium on the sidelines of the match against Marseille. This child, suffering from cancer, had been invited to Corsica to carry out his “dream” to meet OM players. He was “shamefully abused” with his parents in the stadium, AC Ajaccio announced on Sunday in its press release, speaking of“unspeakable acts”.
“The dream quickly turned into a nightmare when Kenzo and his parents, who came in the colors of Olympique de Marseille, were shamefully abused by individuals who broke into their dressing room”, detailed the club in a press release. “As soon as the individuals have been identified by our services, we will file a complaint against them”, he promises.
“I was next, they jostled me, almost walked on me. I shouted, “Don’t touch my son, he’s sick!” testifies the mother of the child in Provence. But they hit my husband with two punches, ripped off his two shirts before burning them. In the stampede, Kenzo hit a barrier with his face and his little brother [âgé de 5 ans, ndlr] was able to get out. It is shameful !”
“These fools traumatized him”
“Kenzo is well aware that he is very seriously ill, he is losing his sight due to his tumor and he told me: “Before I see nothing more, I want to see OM in Ajaccio.” […] These fools traumatized him,” also testified to Morning run Sandra Peraldi, president of the Rotary Club and at the origin of the coming of the family to François-Coty.
In everyday life, the president of the group of supporters Orsi Ribelli disputes details of the account while confirming that “a few people seated in the Faedda stand came up, punched the father twice to make him take off the jersey before coming down with the outfit”.
The mayor of Ajaccio, Stéphane Sbraggia, expressed on Twitter his outrage at the“gratuitous and scandalous aggression” of the child and his parents as against that of the journalist “brutalized in the exercise of his functions”, of the “acts which testify to a worrying loss of values”. At the end of the match, however, the child was able to spend some time with one of his idols, OM player Matteo Guendouzi.
My total support for little Kenzo and his parents, victims of a gratuitous and scandalous attack yesterday at the stadium. Just like the journalist @FTViaStella brutalized in the performance of his duties. I am outraged by these acts which testify to a worrying loss of values
— Stéphane Sbraggia (@s_sbraggia) June 4, 2023
“Aggravated violence” against a journalist from France 3
Justice has also opened an investigation after the assault after the match of a journalist from France 3 Corse Via Stella by Marseille supporters in a gas station near the stadium. “First elements report significant violence committed by a group of individuals whose identities are being sought. Police custody was initiated at 1:15 a.m. Sunday, said the public prosecutor of Ajaccio, Nicolas Septe. An investigation is opened by the heads of “aggravated violence and aggravated theft”.
The journalist is hospitalized and “seriously injured enough without his life being in danger”, he added. The chain announced the filing of a complaint.
As of Friday, tensions had erupted between supporters of the two camps in Ajaccio, requiring the creation at the last minute of a fan-zone on a beach for the hundreds of Marseille supporters who had made the trip.
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