“Samara is still under treatment, she doesn’t go out”: the mother of the teenager beaten up near her college in Montpellier confides

Hassiba Radjoul, la mère de Samara, s’est exprimée ce lundi 22 avril à la sortie du bureau de la juge d’instruction, au tribunal judiciaire de Montpellier.. Midi Libre – JEAN-MICHEL MART

The mother of Samara, the schoolgirl beaten by several young people on April 2, near her establishment, was interviewed this Monday, April 22 by the investigating judge in charge of the case. At the end of this interview, at the Montpellier criminal court, she gave news of her daughter.

This Monday, April 22, Hassiba Radjoul, the mother of Samara, beaten on April 2 near her college in Montpellier, was interviewed by the investigating judge in charge of the case, at the criminal court from Montpellier. She was heard in the presence of her lawyer, Me Marc Gallix. At the end of this long interview of 2 and a half hours, she received the support of her mother, Samara's uncle, as well as Farida Ghaouti, president of the Harkie Women's League, who had organized a blockade of the Arthur-Rimbaud college just after the events.

How is Samara today?

She is still under treatment. She has appointments with a child psychiatrist. She is getting a little better day by day, but she doesn't go out and only sees the family circle. The child psychiatrist authorized her to contact her two friends, two young girls in her class. She also called back one of her teachers who had left her number.

"I requested that my daughter be homeschooled"

For your part, with whom have you spoken since the events ?

I had five telephone conversations with the Minister of National Education, as well as with her advisor. I also have regular discussions with the academic director on Samara’s schooling. It was me who took the initiative to ask that my daughter be homeschooled. I don't want her to make her difficulties at school worse.

How did your hearing by the investigating judge go this Monday?

The judge was very attentive. She put me at ease. I'm happy because she took the time to explain the procedure to me, even though I've been in the dark lately. She asked about Samara, then talked about her schooling. She then spoke about the investigation.

Hassiba Radjoul, accompanied by her lawyer Marc Gallix, who discussed the progress of this hearing. Midi Libre – JEAN-MICHEL MART

“She had become a pain in the ass”, underlines Me Marc Gallix, lawyer for Samara's mother

Me Marc Gallix, one of Samara's mother's lawyers, spoke about the situation. this Monday, April 22   the outcome of his client's hearing by the investigating judge. He greeted the fact that her client was é "summoned very quickly" by the magistrate . "She knew she needed to talk. In addition, this allows me to have access to the file."

If Me Gallix and Hassiba Radjoul are required to remain silent on the aspects of the case discussed during this interview, the lawyer confirms  that Samara is not able to return to college. "The judge first askedé how she was, to find out how soon she can be heard."

Blows, spitting, insults

He adds that his client learned that her daughter had been the subject of harassment for almost a year, but she did not know about it. only late. Samara had become a scapegoat. She received blows, spit on, insults. Four or five days before the events of April 2, she had suffered violence". Me Gallix recalls that on the day of the tragedy, the school had alerted Samara's mother, but that she, "caught in a traffic jam, arrived late. The damage was done."

The lawyer finally underlined that that this matter was taken "very seriously." And ;rsquo;add: "Given what is currently happening, the resolution of this problem of violence by minors must become a  nbsp;great national cause for the future."

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