Guillaume Dominguez / Photo credit: MARYAM EL HAMOUCHI / AFP
Kendy, 15, died this Monday in Domont, in Val-d’Oise after being stabbed during a brawl between young people from his town and another group, from Ezanville, the neighboring town . Shock, fears and incomprehension mix around the high school where the teenager attended.
A very special atmosphere reigns this Tuesday in Ezanville in Val-d’Oise. It was in the neighboring town of Domont that Kendy, 15, died of a stab wound this Monday during a brawl between two groups of young people from the two towns. At the high school, where the young man attended school, emotions are strong, expressions are sad and incomprehension predominates.
All young people here know the rivalry between the two towns. But no one imagined such an outcome. “My father was in Ézanville and there were already these stories when he was young. It was always a little fight here, a little fight there, but never was a life wasted over a stupid story “, testifies Lisa, a final year student.
“It’s scary for our children”
Added to this emotion is also the fear of possible reprisals. This final year student fears that things will get worse. “It’s scary. There may be people who are not necessarily in the conflict, but who will take advantage of it to retaliate.”
This Tuesday evening, no student lingers in front of the establishment and everyone quickly returns home. Sometimes, it’s even their parents who come directly to pick them up, like Gaël, worried about his daughter in second grade. “I always come to look for her, but now, we ourselves are going to be more vigilant because it can happen to anyone. It’s scary for our children, it’s scary for the residents of the communities.” To ensure security in front of the establishment and avoid possible excesses, two CRS trucks and three gendarmerie patrols remained stationed all afternoon in front of the high school.