In the dock, FH, born in Dominica and aged 31, summoned to immediate appearance for acts of violence against a partner followed by incapacity exceeding 8 days.
On November 13, the gendarmes intervened on rue de Hollande in Marigot, following the report of a woman being assaulted in the streetUpon their arrival, four territorial police officers Those already on the scene explained that an individual was assaulting his wife, who was pinned to the ground. A striking fact: these officers remained inactive in front of the stageleaving the military to intervene directly.
The witness recounts a series of punches inflicted on the victim by the arrested individual, as well as the use ofbladed weapons category B, a pair of scissors and a knife.
When asked to explain the barbarity of the events, the defendant failed to do so: “I left home, completely under the influence of alcohol, I don’t know what I was doing here.” Although they had been separated for a year, they continued to see each other despite the new relationship. of the victim.
The defense attorney downplays the facts. The charges should be reclassified as violence because the injuries did not warrant a 10-day leave of absence. Furthermore, the victim never reported to the police the following day, claiming to be in Anguilla. Confusion surrounding their relationship and concern for their 6-year-old child allegedly led the defendant into a violent spiral..
Found guilty after the charges were reclassified, the defendant was sentenced to 18 months in prison, 9 of which were suspended, with a ban on contacting the victim and €500 for moral damages._THERE
Source: Faxinfo https://faxinfo.fr/en/tribunal-18-mois-de-detention-pour-violences-conjugales/
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