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Two drug-related homicides involving minors have taken place in Marseille in the space of 48 hours. The public prosecutor denounced the “rare savagery” and expressed alarm at the fact that the perpetrators were getting younger.
FLASH – Nessim Ramdane, âgé de 36 ans et père de trois enfants, a été abattu d’une balle dans la tête à Marseille par un tueur à gages âgé de 14 ans, recruté sur les réseaux sociaux.
La victime, travaillant en tant que chauffeur VTC pour subvenir aux besoins de sa famille,… pic.twitter.com/p0a1wLRU8T
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In a press conference held on Sunday October 6, Marseille’s public prosecutor, Nicolas Bessone, gave an update on two “closely linked” murder cases that shook the city last Wednesday and Friday. The crimes took place in the context of a war between two drug gangs for control of a drug dealing point.
15-year-old “burned alive
The first tragedy occurred at 3.40 a.m. on Wednesday. A 15-year-old minor, recruited via social networks for 2,000 euros, was to carry out an action of intimidation against a presumed member of the rival clan. The operation went badly wrong:
The youngster was intercepted by members of the opposing gang.
He was stabbed 50 times
He was then “burned alive” in the Fonscolombes housing estate.
VTC driver shot dead by 14-year-old suspect
The second murder took place at 4:20 a.m. on Friday. It was a revenge killing orchestrated from prison:
A 14-year-old minor was recruited for 50,000 euros
His target was a rival gang member
The young man finally shot his VTC driver in the head
The victim, 36-year-old Nessim Ramdane, was an “outstanding footballer” with no links to drug trafficking.
Judiciary warns of “ultra-younger” criminals
Prosecutor Nicolas Bessone highlighted several worrying points:
the very young age of the suspects (14 and 15)
the “total loss of reference points” in these clan wars
The involvement of inmates who continue to orchestrate crimes from their cells.
Three investigations have been opened and several indictments are pending. The Marseilles justice system now refers to these crimes as “narcomicides”, underlining the direct link with drug trafficking, which is rampant in certain parts of the city.
Marseille, un tueur à gages de 14 ans est arrêté, dénoncé par son commanditaire, lui même incarcéré : face à de telles monstruosités, va – t- on attendre encore longtemps pour réformer le droit des mineurs ? pic.twitter.com/4NPKvTuoWv
— Gilbert Collard (@GilbertCollard) October 5, 2024
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