The aggressor of the young soldier was judged, this Monday, August 8, during an immediate appearance before the judicial court of Agen.
She goes to the bar of the court. Sunglasses to hide the scars of a violent attack she suffered, the young victim has trouble holding back her sobs. “Why did he follow me? “, she wonders, “I carried the first blow because I felt followed”. The young soldier from the 48th RT has been living “anxious, stressed” since that night from Thursday to Friday.
As she was returning to her home located in the heart of downtown Agen, after an evening, she found a man slumped over his car. She politely asks him to get out of there. The forty-year-old man is totally spinning. After receiving a flood of sexist insults, Elle is beaten up.
The intervention of a neighbor
The worst is avoided thanks to the intervention of a witness. Not present during the hearing at the court of Agen, this Monday, August 8 afternoon, the president reveals his testimony. Chilling. “It was hot, I slept with the windows open. All of a sudden, I heard the terrible screams of a woman”. He rushes to the window: “I saw a woman in a bra getting hit. She was full of blood everywhere.
It certainly saved his life. He puts the aggressor to flight. With another witness, they chase him, which will allow the police to arrest him a few minutes later.
“Returning flashes”
This Monday, at the helm, the man regained his senses. But only partially memory. He has a few flashes that come back hearing the stories. After apologizing to the victim, he recognizes “a moment of weakness”. He remade the film of that evening. A 3/4 bottle of vodka went down to a bar in Agen then a nightclub where he was turned away.
Once arrested, he does not stop there and outrages the police officers. A fact that places him in a state of legal recidivism.
The president and his assessors tried to understand what tripped this forty-something “came to Lot-et-Garonne to rebuild his life”. He advanced some tensions in his relationship. And definitely a problem with alcohol.
For the civil parties, Me Léa Cerdan insisted on the “traumatic stress” of the young woman since her attack.
During his requisitions, the prosecutor underlined the various facts characterized as “sexist, homophobic remarks” or even “beating on the public highway”. He also denounced “the choice of flight” taken by the forties. He asked the court to enter the process of sentencing with a sentence of 18 months in prison, including 6 months accompanied by a probationary suspension for two years. All accompanied by numerous prohibitions such as those on frequenting drinking establishments or appearing at the victim’s home. A line in which is registered the defense lawyer, Me Philippe Bossus. “I will not go against the requests of the civil parties. This is the wish of my client”, he slipped insisting on “the painful moments” having punctuated the course of this one.
The court sentenced the 40-year-old to one year in prison, six months of which was suspended. The firm part will be fitted out under electronic surveillance at home. He will also have to submit to an obligation of psychic care.
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