2023-11-18 19:41:41
Despite the pouring rain and gusts of wind, around fifty people flocked to Pontpoint (Oise) to support Sylvie Kellens this Saturday afternoon. For ten years and the death of her son Louis Greth, then aged 14, this courageous mother has fought tirelessly, refusing to believe the official version which concluded it was suicide.
While his lawyer has just requested the removal of the case to the “cold case” pole of the Nanterre public prosecutor’s office (Hauts-de-Seine), specialized in old unresolved cases, a white march was organized this Saturday to support this demand. In a fitting silence, the procession reached the town center to the family farm, where the body of the teenager was found, a white rose in the hand of each of the participants.
“A botched investigation”
The white t-shirt crossed out with a photo of her son and the words, “Justice and Truth for Louis”, Sylvie Kellens spoke for nearly 45 minutes to retrace the legal battle she has been waging for ten years . In a diatribe castigating the forensic doctor, some of the investigators as well as the former investigating judge in charge of the case, the mother noted one by one the points which, according to her, make the hypothesis of a Murder has never been taken seriously despite disturbing elements.
Like this white utility vehicle seen at the scene, or these DNA traces found on the tie around the young man’s neck, as well as marks found on his body, reminiscent of a cigarette burn “This is not normal to have a botched investigation when, even if we can never be 100% sure, the elements present in the file would make it possible to resolve it. But this requires will, particularly on the part of the magistrates, she insisted, before being moved by the number of people present this Saturday. Being there in this weather for a child, he really has to mean something to you. »
“We hope that these mobilizations will serve to relaunch the investigation”
Among this audience of anonymous people, Martine, who lives in the town. “I don’t know the family but we saw this guy passing by,” she sighs. It happened practically before our eyes and ten years later we continue to talk about it. We hope that these mobilizations will serve to relaunch the investigation. » A little further in the procession, this retired couple came from Pont-Sainte-Maxence. “We’ve been hearing about this story for so long that we feel like we know him,” they say. Coming here is also a way of telling Louis that we have not forgotten him. »
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