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Saturday, 18 May 2013

French court orders trial for police in 2007 crash

Reported by: AP/UNBconnect
Reported on: May 21, 2012 09:59 AM
Reported in: International

PARIS, MAY 21 (AP/UNB) - Lawyers for the families of two teens whose deaths in a 2007 traffic accident touched off several days of rioting in Paris' rough suburbs say the police officer who hit them has been ordered to stand trail on manslaughter charges.

In a statement Thursday, the attorneys, Jean-Pierre Mignard and Emmanuel Tordjman, hailed the Versailles appeals court's decision as "wise."

Mohsin Sehhouli, 16, and Lakamy Samoura, 15, died in November, 2011, in a motorbike crash with a police car in Villiers-le-Bel, a suburb north of Paris. Neither were wearing helmets, and their bike wasn't authorized for public roads.

Police insisted the crash was accidental, but many residents blamed the officers and several nights of rioting ensued.

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