Saturday April 27, Matisse, 15, was stabbed to death in Châteauroux (Indre). The main suspect, a teenager of the same age, was indicted and taken into custody. While the case gained great media attention, the victim’s father broke his silence to call for calm.
It’s an affair that has moved the whole of France for several days. Saturday April 27, a 15-year-old young man, Matisse Marchais, was killed with a knife in the streets of the Saint-Denis district, in Châteauroux (Indre), late in the afternoon. He succumbed to his injuries after receiving several stab wounds, including one in the chest, during“a brawl involving two minors”, according to the public prosecutor of Bourges, Céline Visiedo.
A homicide investigation was opened immediately. The main suspect, another 15-year-old teenager, was quickly taken into custody. Since Monday April 29, he has been indicted for “murder” and placed in pre-trial detention, revealed the Bourges prosecutor’s office.
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Of Afghan origin in a regular situation, he was known to the police for 2 criminal proceedings dating from 2024, including one for aggravated theft with violence. He was under judicial supervision at the time of the attack. His mother, aged 37, also an Afghan in an irregular situation, was also indicted for “intentional violence” against a “vulnerable person” and placed under judicial supervision, according to the prosecutor. She allegedly “slapped the victim”.
“Pay attention to all edges”
As the affair takes on unprecedented media and political importance, Matisse’s father has decided to break his silence to call for calm. Christophe Marchais, restaurateur in Châteauroux, spoke on the microphone from RTL, Monday April 29. “We are going to do things in memory of our son, who was a real good guy, so we are going to remain kind and not go into hatred or violence,” he assured.
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“No one knows what happened, I hear about everything and nothing, so don’t believe what is being said everywhere, wait until the end of the investigation, we will know, things are already progressing well” , he insisted. “Be careful what you read!” Christophe Marchais then recommended that people be wary of political co-opting. “Be careful of all sides, from the right or elsewhere, who appropriate this kind of thing,” he warned, before concluding: “For ‘Matou’, who was a real nice guy, be the same “.
A white march soon to be organized?
The same day, Matisse’s dad spoke in the columns of The New Republic, describing his son as “a rather funny little kid” who was also destined for a career in the restaurant business. A fan of football and PSG, he loved sport and never missed an opportunity to follow the marches of his favorite team. “Everything could be funny with him, there were even fits of laughter for no reason.” he spoke with emotion. But this famous Saturday,”he lied to us about who he was going to see, he didn’t listen to us”he regretted.
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In memory of his “kind Matou”, Christophe Marchais announced that a white march would certainly be organized by the family, “probably Saturday” May 4, although the date remains to be confirmed. “Ohe wants to do something that resembles him, that he would have validated”he confided.
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