Overview
- Valérie Pécresse is set to present the regional medal to Marguerite at the Île-de-France headquarters in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine on Wednesday evening.
- Marguerite credits the victim as a co‑hero, praising the 26-year-old Brazilian woman for promptly filing a complaint and engaging the media.
- The suspect, a 26-year-old Egyptian man unknown to French justice, was identified through video surveillance, witness accounts and phone data, then placed under formal investigation and remanded on October 27.
- Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot has said he will propose Marguerite for the Ordre national du mérite, calling her a heroine of everyday life.
- A March study recorded 3,374 victims of sexual violence in public transport in 2024, a 6% rise from 2023, with campaigns highlighting the 3117 reporting line in Île-de-France.