Overview
- Thirty‑three‑year‑old twins Samuel and Jérémy Y are among five defendants on trial in Bobigny over the September 14, 2020 shootings of Tidiane, 17, and Sofiane, 25, in Saint‑Ouen.
- Experts told the court that DNA recovered from a weapon matches one twin but cannot determine which brother handled or fired it.
- An investigator testified that distinguishing the pair has proven so difficult that “only their mother can tell them apart.”
- Police say the brothers exploited their likeness by exchanging clothes, phones and identity papers to frustrate tracking and identification.
- With DNA inconclusive, investigators have turned to phone records, CCTV, wiretaps and witness accounts, and the trial is scheduled to run until late February with a verdict expected then.