Judge Named in French Police Crash Case After Riot Night
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There was a night of violence in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, a town in France.
During the trouble, a police car crashed into a motorbike.
Now, a judge is looking at what happened.
This kind of judge is called an investigating judge. This judge works to find the truth about a crime.
The judge will study the crash between the police car and the motorbike.
The violence in the town also led to court cases.
A 19-year-old man was in court because of the riots.
The court gave him a one-year suspended sentence. This means he does not go to prison now, but he must not break the law again.
The court said the young man wanted to act like a criminal leader.
He encouraged other people to join the violence.
The police and the courts are still working on this case.
Vocabulary15 words
- judge
- a person who decides things in a court
- investigating judge
- a judge who looks for facts about a crime
- court
- a place where judges decide about crimes
- suspended sentence
- a punishment you do not do now if you behave well
- criminal
- a person who breaks the law
- encouraged
- told people to do something
- riot
- when many people are violent together
- violence
- actions that hurt people or things
- crash
- when two things hit each other hard
- motorbike
- a small vehicle with two wheels and an engine
- police car
- a car used by police officers
- town
- a small city
- inquiry
- an official check to find out facts
- case
- a problem or crime that a court looks at
- prison
- a place where criminals are kept
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1. A police car crashed into a motorbike 2. — 3. Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
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There was a night of _____ in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, a town in France.
During the trouble, a _____ crashed into a motorbike.
Now, a _____ is looking at what happened.
This kind of judge is called an investigating judge. This judge works to find the _____ about a crime.
The violence in the town also led to _____ cases.
A 19-year-old man was in court because of the _____.
The court gave him a one-year _____ sentence.
The court said the young man wanted to act like a _____ leader.
He _____ other people to join the violence.
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