Overview

• Debaillie filed three police logs and one criminal complaint in early 2019 reporting death threats from her ex-partner Jérôme Tonneau, but authorities took no action.
• On June 4, the first civil chamber of the Paris tribunal judged the state guilty of faute lourde and awarded moral damages for its inaction.
• Judges highlighted a systemic « dysfonctionnement » in the public justice service that failed to intervene despite Tonneau’s nine-year judicial supervision for prior violent offenses.
• The state’s Agent judiciaire de l’État did not contest the ruling, expressed deep regret and signaled commitments to prevent repeat failures.
• This marks the second time France has been held liable for serious fault after a femicide, following the 2020 Isabelle Thomas case.