Many users of the Hôtel-de-Ville underground car park, place des Halles, in Chartres, had a very bad surprise when they wanted to collect their car on the morning of June 15 and 16.
About fifteen vehicles were damaged: fractured doors, hoods cut with a cutter, broken windows. Inside, very little has been stolen.
Gray cards and identity papers stolen
Curiously, the thief stole gray cards, identity papers, some candy and, sometimes, a few small change. A very small booty compared to the astronomical sums evaluated by the experts to repair the cars.
The accused is 19 years old, he says “he did this to be able to eat”
In the box of the immediate appearances of the court of Chartres, it is a very young man who must explain himself. He is 19 years old, and still has the features of a young man just out of adolescence, with a thick tuft of hair.
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“I’m on the street. I was hungry. I did this to be able to eat, ”he explains. “They don’t help me. I have to do this. “
An explanation which does not seem to correspond completely to reality.
Indeed, the young man has not only degraded cars to steal a few objects inside. He also crossed out some of them completely free of charge, without trying to open them.
He is also accused of degrading and burning two automatic ticket machines, also inside the parking lot.
A criminal record already loaded
Despite his young age, the defendant already has a loaded criminal record, in particular for thefts with impairments, but also for the use of drugs.
In October, he was sentenced to six months in prison for theft with damage in the same parking lot.
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To understand how he got there, the judges delve into his journey. They discover a beginning of existence during which it was walked from hearth to hearth, in Martinique. This is how it was from a very young age: “When my father settled in mainland France, I wanted to join him. He kicked me out and since then I’ve been on the street. “
Me Hélia da Silva, who defends the interests of the victims, evokes “a failure for the institutions”, which is not entirely the opinion of the public prosecutor:
“Flying to eat, you can understand, if need be. In law, it has a name, it is called the state of necessity. But, there, there were free degradations. It is no longer the same problem. “
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The magistrate continues: “I’m a bit fed up with blaming the institutions. “
She acknowledges that the young accused did not have an easy life. “But not all young people in the same situation do the same thing. There are no excuses. Maybe just explanations. “
For their part, the victims advanced to the bar to quantify their damage. And the note promises to be particularly salty. More than 5,000 € to replace the hood of a Mini Cooper S. Its owner is on the verge of tears: “I fear that the price of the repair will be higher than the value of my car. “
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” What are your projects ? », Questions the presiding judge, addressing the young accused. ” I would like to work. I would like to become a bodybuilder. “
Smiles appear in the courtroom. A small breath that lightens the heaviness of the atmosphere throughout the trial.
The young offender is sentenced to one year probationary suspension, with the obligation to perform 140 hours of community service.
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