Nice attack – “I was going from body to body”: the night Christophe’s family was decimated

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On July 14, 2016, Christophe lost six family members in the attack. He recounted this nightmare evening on Tuesday, and the life after.

By Valentine Arama

Ln July 14, 2016, the seven of them left to admire the fireworks on the Promenade des Anglais. There was Christophe, his parents, Germain and Gisèle, Véronique his wife, Mickaël his son-in-law, and his parents-in-law, Christiane and François. On July 15, 2016, only Christophe was able to return home. Hanging on the bar, this Tuesday, October 4, the former soldier and rugby player lists the names of the missing. Their faces appear on the giant screen behind the courtyard.

We discover the complicit smiles of Germain and Gisèle who raised their children “in good values”, the sparkling eyes of Véronique, “the cement of the family”, the features of Mickaël, “a boy of great sensitivity” . Then the photos of the blended family are displayed. Large tables fi…

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