Teenage suspect in attack on rabbi goes on trial in France

One month after the attack in the street of Rabbi Arié Engelberg, the teenager was sentenced to 16 months in prison by the Children's Court of Orléans.

Teenage suspect in attack on rabbi goes on trial in France

The teenager is accused of 'assault with a real or imagined religious motive' and 'psychological violence' against the rabbi of the city of Orléans.

The hearing must be held in camera and the young man, who is being held in pretrial detention, is also being tried for psychological violence against the rabbi's son, who was present at the time of the attack.

The young man is involved in three judicial proceedings, conducted between October 2024 and December 2024, for acts of drug trafficking and voluntary violence against persons depositing public authority in Marseilles, and aggravated robbery in Orléans.

A month after the attack in the street of the rabbi of Orléans, which had aroused a strong emotion and many political reactions, the trial of the arrested suspect opened on Wednesday in the children's court of this city.

A month after the attack in the street of the rabbi of Orléans, which had aroused a strong emotion and many political reactions, the trial of the arrested suspect opened on Wednesday in the children's court of this city.