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Lyon: a 17-year-old boy beaten up for defending two harassed girls

A complaint was lodged by the young man’s family on Sunday 23 August at the Fontaines-sur-Saône (Rhône) gendarmerie. Two days earlier, in the evening in Lyon, the 17-year-old son was beaten up near a supermarket on Place Bellecour, in the city center, according to his brother.

“A group of five colored scum (sic) started assaulting girls “ at a bus stop, he related on Facebook. “Seeing this, my 17-year-old little brother Augustin took their defense by holding back these individuals until they returned to the shelter in the Monoprix. Five against him. (…) they smashed it for free without anyone intervening, neither for the girls, nor for him “, he added, evoking “several broken teeth, a broken jaw”.

According to the information site LyonMag, which revealed the case Monday, August 24, the teenager went to the hospital accompanied by a relative. Asked by AFP, an official of the supermarket present the evening of the attack replied that he had only learned the facts on Monday, for lack of seeing anything at the time. To resolve the investigation, the police intend to use the video surveillance of Place Bellecour and its surroundings.

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