the family of the man who died after a control in the metro testifies
Those close to Saïd M’Hadi were part of their distress and their incomprehension after his death. The 37-year-old victim suffered from a severe mental disability.
Four days after the death of Saïd M’Hadi in the corridors of the Marseille metro following a ticket check, the emotion still remains extremely strong among those close to him. Remains in particular for the members of his family the brutality of the situation and the unbreathable hours of worry:
“All night long, we searched. At the police station, (…) at the Timone hospital, (…) we also went to the metro to find out if something had happened. ‘had no answer in the three, and we went around the city to look for him. No answer, “moved a relative.
“He doesn’t know how to do anything except walk”
The family portray a man with a mental disability providing himself “morning and evening care”. A severe handicap, to hear a loved one: “He was walking around or he remained seated at the bottom of the stairs. Everyone will tell you. He does not know how to count, he has no money. He does not know how to do anything about it. gone to walk. He is unfit.
Originally from Bastia, Saïd M’Hadi had settled with his mother, in the Phocaean city, since the first confinement in order to be able to benefit from more adapted care for his handicap, estimated at 80%.
An investigation was opened and opened to the departmental security. Me Fabrice Giletta, lawyer of the family, had already highlighted, this Sunday, the handicap of Saïd M’Hadi, who was “absolutely unable to take a ticket because in the impossibility of being able to access a vending machine, unable to press a key “.
“Under these conditions, perhaps when he was checked, if that was the case, he was completely unable to explain the reasons why he was not carrying a ticket. », Adds Fabrice Giletta.
Relatives, who for these reasons express doubts about the version of the controllers – they explain that the man would have been violent towards them -, are now waiting for the light to be shed on the conditions of the intervention triggered at the metro station ” Joliette “, located north of the Old Port of Marseille by RTM agents. CCTV images focus the interest of the family lawyer: “They played a leading role because we have to get as close as possible to the truth. Conclusion Me Fabrice Giletta.