Chad drops complaint over guard shot by expelled student
A prosecutor has closed the complaint of a guard shot at a N'Djamena high school, while the 21-year-old suspect is still missing.
A fourth substitute prosecutor of the Republic in Chad has closed the complaint brought by the family of a school guard wounded by automatic weapon fire. The shots came from a 21-year-old student who had been expelled from the courtyard of the Mamadou Sidibe high school in Farcha, N'Djamena. The family said the decision left them stunned and dejected.
The suspect cannot be found. The Judicial Police Coordination is leading intensive searches and expects to send the file to the prosecution despite his absence. Investigators traced his phone to Djarmaya with help from mobile operators, but did not find him there. His two guardians were arrested after the attack and released two days later after promising to bring the student back.
The guard remains in hospital. His family rejects proposals for an amicable settlement and demands the suspect's arrest and trial.
Why it mattersThe guard remains hospitalized, and the family's demand for arrest and trial now rests on a suspect who is still at large.