In France, 11 people accused of murdering a teenager on the grounds of hatred of whites

The court of the French department of Drom handed over to the jury the case of 11 people accused of the murder of 16-year-old Tom Perroto. This is reported by the TV channel TF1. The defendants are charged with aggravated murder committed on the basis of hatred for the “white race and the French nation”.

The tragedy occurred in November 2023 in the village of Crepol. There was a mass brawl in which one of the participants in the brawl inflicted several stab wounds on Perroto. From the injuries received, the teenager died. The investigation has never established who carried out the fatal blow. Since none of the suspects confessed to the crime, they will be tried together.

The judges included a racist motive based on the testimony of 19 witnesses who heard chanting "we are here to slaughter whites" and "dirty Frenchmen." The prosecutor’s office opposed the inclusion of these statements in the case file, considering them contradictory. The nationality and ethnic origin of the suspects were not specified.

Ekaterina Naumova