The three attackers of an eight-year-old boy suffering from cancer in a French soccer stadium were sentenced Friday to a year in prison, which will not follow unless they commit more crimes.
In addition, the instigator of the attack received a fine of one thousand euros, 500 for the other two, and they were all prohibited from entering a sports stadium for three years.
The attack happened at the beginning of June, when Kenzoan eight-year-old boy suffering from cancer, was attacked in the stadium of Ajaccio (on the island of Corsica) because he was wearing a T-shirt Marseillesthe visiting team that night.
According to the accusation, the assailants insulted and assaulted the child’s father several times. Then they pushed the little boy to take off his shirt and set it on fire.
The defendants stated that their action was limited to removing and burning the shirt, and denied any attack, although the court of Ajaccio that tried them accepted the version of the prosecution and convicted them.
The episode became popular as a whole Francewhere in recent years violence has worsened in football stadiums, with some invasions on the field, confrontations between fans or throwing objects and provocations from the stands to opposing players.
Source: La Verdad
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