Mother, baby train attack in doubt (France)

[NorthernSpy]

From NEWS.com.au


DOUBTS arose today over an alleged anti-Semitic attack on a mother and her baby on a Paris suburban train.

The alleged attack, in which the woman said a gang of six youths cut her clothes and drew swastikas on her body, has drawn fierce condemnation from politicians, civil rights groups and Jewish associations.

National newspapers gave it front-page prominence under such headlines as "The Train of Hate" and "Vile and Stupid".

But police sources today said they were puzzled by "contradictions" that had emerged since the alleged incident on Friday and the lack of confirming evidence.


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Mary


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[candy]

1. I'm not surprised---it sounded bizarre,to say the least.

Another head case looking for attention.

[hightime]

2. Many thing are in play here...

Surveillance cameras at the station where the culprits reportedly left the train showed no young men running from the scene, and no witnesses have come forward despite repeated calls from officials and promises of anonymity.

Both France-Info radio and the television station LCI reported that the young woman had filed several complaints about violence and aggressive treatment in the past. Neither news outlet provided sources, but LCI said the woman had filed six such complaints. That information could not be immediately confirmed.

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Ms. Guedj said the woman told her that about 20 people in the train were “capable of seeing” what was happening.


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Ms. Guedj also suggested that witnesses who failed to act at the time would not risk being pursued for non-assistance to a person in danger, a crime in France.

[burrowowl]

3. It did rather strange

There are surveillance cameras at every stop and I don't think 20 passengers would be that subdued.

[countmyvote4real]

4. Paging Al Sharpton. We have a case for you. n/t