Overview

• On June 20, 2025, the appeal court in Colmar confirmed Reysz’s 12-year prison sentence originally imposed in 2024.
• Prosecutors sought a 14-year term and lamented Reysz’s refusal to clarify the full circumstances of the 2013 tragedy.
• Medical experts testified that Hugo’s fatal injuries resulted from an extremely violent shaking episode and cited evidence of a prior shaking incident two weeks earlier.
• Reysz admitted to shaking Hugo three to four times in panic, claiming she was trying to revive him after he became limp.
• Hugo’s parents say the verdict offers partial justice but leaves unanswered questions that continue to impede their grieving process.