Overview
- The 27-year-old defendant appeared before the Loir-et-Cher assize court as the victim, now 27, attended despite irreversible neurological injuries and profound memory loss.
- He admitted inflicting violence, including kicks to her face, but denies any intent to kill, and his lawyer aims to reclassify the charges as aggravated intentional violence.
- According to case accounts, the assault occurred hours after she was told at the Blois police station to come back the next day, and she was later found left for dead in her building.
- Her mother called for the maximum sentence and denounced protection failures, while the police major who sent her away testified after being forced into retirement in 2024 and cited staffing shortcomings.
- Arrested two days after the attack, the accused remains in pre-trial detention and, according to the victim’s lawyer, has fourteen prior mentions on his record, including violence against a former partner.