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Haute-Loire: 15-month suspended sentence for racist shots at children

A sixty-year-old man was sentenced for armed violence against minors in Le Puy-en-Velay.

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He had fired a pellet gun at children playing football near his home.

Racist slurs uttered before the shots worsened the sentence handed down.

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La condamnation illustre la réponse judiciaire aux violences racistes, avec une peine symbolique pour des actes ciblant des mineurs. Les associations locales pourraient saisir cette affaire pour sensibiliser contre les discriminations.

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