Lying on the streets of Paris for 9 hours, well-known Swiss photographer freezes to death, friend denounces “indifferent murder” | Blog post

According to foreign media reports on the 28th, 85-year-old Swiss photographer Rene Robert (Rene Robert) fell in the center of Paris and lay on the street for 9 hours without anyone caring, and finally died of “hypothermia”. After the incident was disclosed, it caused grief and anger in many parts of Europe over “indifferent killings”.

The report said that Robert was walking near his residence on the night of the 19th of this month, when he accidentally slipped to the ground and had to lie in the snow for nine hours. During this period, no one stopped to visit or assist. It was not until 5:00 a.m. on the 20th that a passing homeless person called the police and was sent to the hospital.

It is winter in Paris at the moment, and Robert spent too much time outdoors, and unfortunately passed away, the doctor diagnosed as “hypothermia”.

After the incident came to light, his friend, French journalist Michel Mompontet, was deeply saddened. Montbont angrily denounced France’s indifference: “During those nine hours, no passerby stopped to look at him, no one thought about why he was lying there…”

Montbont’s anger is not without reason. The place where Robert fell is located between the Place de la Repubblica and the shopping center in Paris, which is the city center.

Montbont said Robert was “killed by indifference”.

The death sparked a local debate about civic responsibility and basic human dignity. The headline of Le Figaro read: “Photographer René Robert, dead in indifference in the middle of the street.” The Spanish embassy in the Netherlands tweeted: “The death of René Robert challenges us. collective conscience.”

René Robert was born on March 4, 1936 in Freiburg, Germany. He started out as a photographer for commercials and fashion magazines, and later became known for his black-and-white photos of flamenco dancers. He has held many art exhibitions and exhibited in Europe. He donated thousands of photos to the French National Library last year.

The Grammy Award-winning flamenco singer Arcangel was also one of Robert’s subjects, and she was deeply saddened to learn of the bad news: “I was lucky to work with him, I don’t understand why no one helped him, I don’t want to live with a value like this. in a deprived society.”

The local homeless association is not surprised. The person in charge said that 600 people die on the streets of France every year. This is daily.

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