Jean-Jacques Le Chenadec

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Jean-Jacques Le Chenadec (1944 – November 7, 2005) was a retired Renault employee who was the only fatality of the 2005 civil unrest in France. He died in a coma while in hospital on November 7 after fracturing his skull, when he hit the ground after being struck by a hooded youth on November 4, whilst he was attending to a burning trash can outside his apartment building in Stains.

Jean-Jacques Le Chenadec had a wife, Nicole, and a daughter. After Mr Le Chenadec's death, his widow received condolences from Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy and a call from President Jacques Chirac. A memorial rally was held on November 9, which attracted several hundred people, including the mayor of Stains.

"I want these people punished," Ms Le Chenadec said after meeting with Sarkozy. "I want people to react — that French people be conscious of all this. That a man died for nothing."

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• "First fatality as French rioting worsens", Reuters, November 7, 2005.

• "Peace plea at victim's memorial", The Australian, November 9, 2005.

• "Widow blames inflammatory Sarkozy for violence", Sydney Morning Herald, November 9, 2005.