Overview

• The assize court in the Tarn began hearings on September 22 with a schedule running to October 17, calling 65 witnesses and 11 experts.
• Cédric Jubillar accepted being filmed in the courtroom and made his first public appearance since 2020, then reiterated that he contests the charges.
• The court opened with a personality inquiry as experts reported emotional detachment, while the accused acknowledged mistreating his son and said his wife's disappearance affects him.
• Prosecutors rely on a bundle of indicia including broken glasses, a washed duvet cover with trace blood, a missing phone, and accounts from acquaintances alleging confidences.
• The court rejected attempts by two former companions to join as civil parties, and the panel will decide based on its collective intime conviction in the absence of irrefutable proof.