Overview
- Prosecutors in Meaux said the 42-year-old was released from police custody and must complete a parenting-responsibility course at her own expense.
- Investigators reported they could not establish that the child’s head was deliberately slammed against a seat tray, though the mother admitted she got angry, grabbed him and delivered a slap.
- The six-year-old, described by the prosecutor as fatherless, was first taken in by child protective services and is now under a provisional placement order.
- Passengers used the 3117 rail alert system to report the incident on the Lille–Nîmes TGV, prompting a stop at Marne‑la‑Vallée–Chessy where rail security detained the mother for police.
- Authorities said the woman has no prior criminal record and is domiciled in Nîmes, with earlier reports of a record not corroborated by the prosecutor.