Villerupt’s town hall announced on Monday that the attack took place. The teenager was assaulted on Saturday evening around 10pm. The 15-year-old boy was attacked with a utility knife in order for the perpetrator to steal a phone and electric scooter.
“This cowardly and unacceptable act not only concerns our municipality, but it forces us to react” as stated in a press release from the commune.
Faced with the significant drug trafficking issues, which led to a shooting which included a Luxembourgish teenager in 2023, the elected officials of the municipality called on the French government for help. Despite all this, the office of Villerupt’s mayor, Pierrick Spizak, stated that the police station’s staffing levels have not reached a sufficient number.
The city reiterated its intention to install 87 surveillance cameras by the end of the year.
