"Our children do not deserve to be punished for the fire at the (Swiss Press Text 2015, by Raphaël Leroy)

"Our children do not deserve to be punished for the fire at the

Le Matin dimanche

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2015

Raphaël Leroy

A fire ravaged the Catholic church in Lignon, Geneva. Nearly a million francs worth of damage was caused. Emotions ran high in the neighborhood. The wildest theories circulated. Anti-Christian crime? Islamic extremism? Nothing of the sort. Two young children were arrested by the police. Who are they? Who are their parents? Why did they act like this? After two days of investigation on the scene, I was able to trace them.

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Raphaël Leroy / Swiss Press Award

Raphaël Leroy

Journaliste, Laconnex, 1979

Passionate about politics and current events, I have been a PR journalist since 2008. After studying in Geneva, Paris and Lausanne, I started in radio (RSR then Radio Lac/Rouge FM) before turning to print media in 2011. First at 20 minutes where I was head of the Geneva section, then at Matin Dimanche where I have worked since May 2014. As part of my work, I notably broke the Muller affair in Geneva in January 2012.

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