A 13-year-old boy who plays in Ligue 1 club Lyon’s academy has been charged with murder, according to French media.
The teenager was arrested after a 16-year-old boy, named only as Chems Z, was found suffering with stab wounds in the north Lyon suburb of Caluire-et-Cuire on Sunday night.
Chems Z had been out with two friends when he was attacked at around 10.30pm, sustaining a knife wound to his upper body.
Police took the teenager to hospital after arriving on the scene, but sadly he could not be saved.
A 13-year-old boy who lives locally and is believed to play for Lyon’s academy has since been arrested and charged with murder, according to reports.
He cannot be named for legal reasons due to his age.
A 16-year-old boy, named only as Chemz, was fatally stabbed in the northern Lyon district of Caluire-et-Cuire on Sunday
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Local police have since arrested a 13-year-old boy, believed to be in Lyon’s academy, and charged him with murder
A poster of the victim put up near the site of the killing reads: ‘Your smile will continue to shine in our memories.
‘You will remain in our hearts for ever – rest in peace.’
Bastien Joint, the mayor of Caluire-et-Cuire also mourned the young boy’s death in a statement.
‘Our community has been struck by an utter drama,’ he said.
‘We are all in mourning alongside the family. This incident was nothing to do with drug dealing or criminal networks – it was simply a personal disagreement that got out of hand.
‘Society has to react and no longer look away, so that a quarrel can never again lead to the death of a child.’