Aged 26, the older brother of a student from Soualiga College and their mother appeared in court on Thursday, October 22nd, for acts of violence against a 13-year-old boy. In March 2026they had presented themselves in front of the establishment to settle the score with the one who allegedly hit their child a few days earlier. Only the older brother was convicted; the mother was acquitted.
The day before the events, J., the mother, received a video in which His 13-year-old son appears on the ground, beaten to a pulp. by a teenager of the same age“My son almost died,” she declared in court, still visibly moved. She claimed she had come on the day of the incident to speak with the administration while S., her eldest son, dropped his brother and sister off at school. However, when the assistant principal approached her that morning, alerted by her apparent anger, J. curtly dismissed her. She had told the police explained that she had come to "shake" the teenageras the public prosecutor's office pointed out.
"You can't solve this kind of problem on your own."
S., the older brother, was seen by several witnesses “looking for someone” in front of the school. Identified as the perpetrator of the attack by witnessesIt reportedly caused contusions to the victim's jaw and shoulder blades, resulting in three days of sick leaveIn the dock, he denies the facts. He only admits to having pushed the supervisor who intervened during the altercation.
Several videos bear witness However, there was a fight, including one where S. appears to strike someone off-camera. The president reminds everyone that there is other ways to protect your child, Including filing a complaint or contacting management“You don’t solve this kind of problem on your own, much less with a minor and in front of a public institution,” he asserts. S., whose criminal record only includes a traffic violation, is sentenced to six months suspended sentenceThe mother is acquitted, due to lack of evidence characterizing “active participation” in the violence. _DR
