Verzeille Lynching Case: Further Postponement of Trial, Victims Appealed to Reassess Damages Deemed Too Low

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A simple village fight or racist assault? This is the issue that was debated during the first trial of the case of the lynching of Verzeille in November 2024. During a party in Aude, two men, of Guadeloupe and Mahorese origin, were beaten violently. At first instance, the Carcassonne Correctional Court did not recognize the racist nature of the violence. The victim appealed to re-evaluate the amount of the damages deemed too low and to try to re…