Nadia, the grandmother of young Nachel, who was killed by police in Nanterre on Tuesday, wants the city’s violence to end after several nights of unrest in France, writes News.ro. “Stop the destruction,” a woman calls to the French who have revolted.

Destruction during the riots in France Photo: ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP / Profimedia

“I say to those who destroy everything: stop. Don’t destroy shop windows, don’t destroy schools, don’t destroy buses. Stop, there are mothers who take the bus, there are mothers who go outside,” said Nadya, Nahel’s grandmother, in an interview with BFMTV.

“We want these young people to calm down. Nachel is dead. My daughter had only one child, she lost, everything is gone, my daughter has nothing to live for. And they made me “lose” my daughter and grandson,” she continued.

Nachel was killed last Tuesday near Nanterre-Préfecture RER station during a police check by two police motorcyclists.

One of the policemen opened fire on the boy from a short distance, mortally wounding him in the chest. The author of the shooting motivated his act by the boy’s refusal to obey, but the video contradicted his version and caused unrest in the country.

Since Tuesday, dozens of young people living in working-class neighborhoods across the country have been venting their anger against the police and the state every night, confronting the police and destroying public buildings and shops.

“My heart hurts. The policeman took my nephew away. This person has to pay like everyone else. They will also punish those who break the law and beat police officers. I believe in justice. I believe in justice,” she said.

The 38-year-old police officer who fired the fatal shot was charged with involuntary manslaughter and jailed Thursday.

Nachel was buried on Saturday at the Mont-Valerien cemetery in Nanterre in the presence of his mother, grandmother and several hundred others.

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