Hollande condemns ‘unspeakable’ vigilante attack on Roma teen

An horrendous vigilante attack against a Roma teenager raised pressure on the French government for its policies toward the ethnic minority even as the president condemned the "unspeakable and unjustifiable" violence that saw the boy beaten and left for dead in a shopping trolley by the side of a highway.

The 16-year-old, known only as Darius, remains in a medically induced coma with doctors fearing he will not survive after suffering multiple skull fractures.

Anti-discrimination groups say violence in France is rising against Roma, also known as Gypsies, who primarily come from Eastern Europe and are often blamed for petty crime.