It is a real ordeal that this mother tells us, the loss of her three children in July 2018 after they drowned under the supervision of their mother-in-law. This Friday, March 31, the trial of the latter will begin.
Almost 5 years after this terrible dramaLallia Konaté, this mother who lost her three children, decided to move to 1138 kilometers near Manchester in England in order to try to mourn. Back to the facts… On July 8, 2018, three of Lallia Konaté’s five children drown in the lake of Prés Saint-Jean in Chalon-sur-Saône while they are in the care of their stepmother. Abd-Arrahmane, 13, Abd-Allah, 10 and finally Assia, 9, tragically lost their lives that day. A test that this mother is still trying to overcome today.
It is in this reconstruction optics that Lallia Konaté made the decision to move to the UK with her two other daughters. This 38-year-old mother could no longer stay in this city where the tragedy occurred and urgently needed regain anonymity in order to overcome this pain. It is near France 3 that Lallia Konaté was kind enough to open the doors of her new home, she explains the reasons for this choice: “I feel good, incognito because nobody knows my story. When people see me, they see me as any citizen of Manchester and not as the mum who lost her three children.»
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A difficult but necessary decision
Step by step, this mother rebuilds herself and learn to live with this pain that will never go away. “It was too hard. Every corner reminded me of children. Even for the girls it was difficult. The only solution was to leave“, she explains for France 3. Today almost 5 years after the facts, it is on the benches of the school that Lallia Konaté tries to recover her way. The one who always dreamed of becoming math teacher decided to take classes again in order to achieve this. An activity that also helps him to always stay busy: “I have to be busy all the time. If I do nothing, I lose my mind. I’m always learning something new» delivers this mother.
A new life that also allows him to enjoy every moment with his two other girls even if their daily life remains very difficult : “We have to share moments. We can’t stay on our own. I am aware that there is suffering, but we experience it separately. We try to ignore this suffering when we live in these moments“. A suffering that this family has transformed into a fight! In fact, for the past five years Lillia Konaté has not given up. She wants justice to be done! This is why despite her new life in Manchester, she very often returns to France in order to make things happen. This 38-year-old mother also opened a page on social networks to share your story and make your voice heard.
It was during a press conference on March 12 that she declared: “As soon as I speak, we give a date for the trial. I feel like if the victims don’t talk, they get nothing at all. That’s what’s sad.“A fight that she will lead to the end, she will never give up! “Justice is part of the grieving process. If I had lost my five children, I don’t think I would have recovered, I won’t be here anymore… I have to fight this fight, it’s one of my reasons for living“.