His violent assault in mid-January in Paris had aroused a national stir. The teenager victim of this beating, Yurih, spoke publicly for the first time this Tuesday evening in the TPMP program on the C8 channel.
The college student was taken to hospital in serious condition after being beaten up on the evening of January 15r, while he was with friends on the slab of Beaugrenelle, in the 15th arrondissement of the capital. This assault, documented by video, was attributed to a settling of scores between rival gangs.
But the teenager denies this theory: “I would say that I’m not part of a gang, it’s just a group of friends who are on this slab, we have fun, we play football sometimes. No, it’s not a gang story“said Yuriy, in response to questions from host Cyril Hanouna.”I was living my life, I often happened to be on this slab, I didn’t feel in danger“.
He also asserted not knowing your attackers and expressed his wish to “return to the life beforeIn the picture, Yurih’s scar on his forehead is reminiscent of the injuries he suffered in January: “I felt the fear of death, because what was happening to me was not nothing and I saw the reactions around me (…) the open skull, the blood everywhere “.
The broadcast on social networks on January 22 of twenty seconds of images of his assault had aroused many reactions, from President Emmanuel Macron to footballer Antoine Griezmann. Since, eleven young people were indicted in this case, especially for “assassination attempt” or “participation in a criminal association”. Most of them are minors and live in Vanves, in the south of Paris.
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