- Elsa Delplace, 35, was killed at the Eagles of Death Metal concert on Friday
- Her mother Patricia San Martin, 61, also died during the mass shooting
- Five-year-old Louis was discovered sheltered under the women's bodies
- 89 people died inside the venue after ISIS gunmen fired into the crowd
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| Selfless: Elsa Delplace, 35, died after she used her body as a human shield to save her five-year-old son Louis, when ISIS gunmen burst into the Bataclan Theatre as part of Friday night's attacks |
- A five-year-old boy was discovered hidden under his mother's lifeless body inside the Bataclan Theatre after she sacrificed herself to save him.
Elsa Delplace, 35, used her body as a human shield to protect her son Louis when ISIS gunmen opened fire on the crowd at an Eagles of Death Metal concert in the theatre.
Her mother, 61-year-old Patricia San Martin, also died during the massacre, one of a series of coordinated attacks on the French capital on Friday night.
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| Coming to his aid: A police officer assists a blood-covered victim near the Bataclan concert hall following the attacks in Paris on Friday |
Selfless: Elsa Delplace, 35, died after she used her body as a human shield to save her five-year-old son Louis, when ISIS gunmen burst into the Bataclan Theatre as part of Friday night's attacks.
When the shooting started, both Elsa and Patricia threw themselves over five-year-old Louis in a desperate attempt to shield him from the bullets.
'Esla Delplace and her mother Patricia died on Friday under a hail of bullets inside the Bataclan,' wrote Elsa's friend Sihem Souid, in a tribute for French magazine Le Point.
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| Traumatic: Rescuers evacuate people from the Bataclan Theatre, after ISIS gunmen shot into the crowd at an Eagles of Death Metal concert in Paris on Friday night, killing 89 people |
‘Her son Louis, her ray of sunshine, was with her. Louis was found in Vincennes hospital, distraught and covered in his mother’s blood as she tried to protect him from the bullets.
‘Elsa was a joyous person who always had a smile on her lips, even at difficult times. She was involved in the voluntary, cultural and artistic worlds. She played the cello brilliantly.
‘She always fought against injustice. I think it was part of her family – her Chilean mother fled the dictatorship of Pinochet.’
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| Heartfelt: Mourners leave candles and flowers at a shrine in honour of the Paris victims, outside the Bataclan |
Louis was discovered as survivors were evacuated from the venue, covered in the blood of his mother and grandmother and sheltered by their bodies.
Some 89 people died in the Bataclan Theatre after gunmen fired into the crowd before detonating their suicide vests, as part of Friday night's attacks that left 129 people dead.
Gunmen also unleashed a hail of bullets on unsuspecting diners at several restaurants in the city, while three explosions hit the Stade de France football stadium.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister David Cameron said today that three Britons have been released from hospital following the Paris attacks and have returned to the UK, and 15 others are being supported for trauma by the Foreign Office and Red Cross.
Mr Cameron told MPs: ‘We will make sure we provide all the support to those injured and traumatised by the events that have happened.’ SOURCE DAILYMAIL
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