Overview

• The Paris prosecutor has launched an investigation into alleged violence against a minor under 15 following Monday night’s incident.
• Madani presented herself to police the same evening and later, through her lawyer, said she is deeply affected and cooperating with investigators.
• A witness filmed the encounter, and the child’s father filed a complaint shortly after the boy was taken for treatment.
• Hospital checks at Necker found no visible lesions, though the child reported chest pain and returned for follow-up exams.
• Family and witness accounts say the 6-year-old approached to take a photo before being kicked in the chest, a claim at odds with Madani’s account of fearing a theft.