Homicide of Matteo, 17 years old: hundreds of people in the white march

“Justice for Matteo, never again for our children”, displayed the family of the victim at the head of the procession. A white march was organized in Champigny-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne), Sunday, May 23, in tribute to the young man of 17, stabbed to death on Tuesday.

Nearly 300 people took part in the rally, including the family of Marjorie, this 17-year-old girl, also fatally stabbed in the chest in a city of Ivry-sur-Seine the previous week. Together, they observed a minute of silence then released white and sky blue balloons at the Clos du Perroquet.

It was in this residence that Mattéo was stabbed to the heart on Tuesday shortly before 7 p.m., presumably following a dispute over social networks. Her mother, Cindy Hinault, took the floor, upset, to tell how she had run “terrorized” and was “thrown over the lifeless and bleeding body of her child” and, during the 1 hour 30 minutes of cardiac massage, had the impression that “tore his heart and guts out with every breath” of his son. “It’s not only Matteo who left, it’s a whole part of me”, she again testified.

“Take care of each other “, she urged, alerting to the danger of social networks. A speech echoing that of Marjorie’s family who had organized a march “yellow” the day before in Ivry-sur-Seine. The girl was also killed following a dispute on the social network Snapchat. “Life is a fight, but it is not a war against others. We have to learn this [à nos enfants]. We must act at all levels, in families, in colleges and high schools “, had called his sister.

The suspect in Matteo’s murder is a 16-year-old teenager. He was indicted on Friday May 21 for murder and was remanded in custody.