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Judge Orders Counter-Expertise in Mosque Murder Inquiry Over Suspect’s Mental Health

A judge has asked for a counter-expertise to check the initial diagnosis, with the victim’s family seeking referral to an antiterrorism tribunal.

Olivier H. est accusé d'avoir assassiné  Aboubakar Cissé de 57 coups de couteau alors que ce dernier priait à la mosquée de La Grand-Combe.
Olivier Hadzovic a été interné en psychiatrie le 20 juin 2025.

Overview

  • A June 11 psychiatric report diagnosed Olivier Hadzovic with chronic early-onset schizophrenia and found his discernment abolished during the April 25 attack at the Grand-Combe mosque.
  • If the court upholds that expertise, Hadzovic could be declared criminally irresponsible and never face trial for the killing of worshipper Aboubakar Cissé.
  • The investigating judge has formally requested a second psychiatric evaluation to verify the initial findings within thirty days.
  • Victim’s family lawyers have branded the first report rushed and are pushing to reclassify the case under antiterrorism jurisdiction.
  • Had zovic, 20, was interned in a secure psychiatric center in Thuir on June 20 after being charged with aggravated murder and a hate-crime enhancement.