Dijon. REMBLY IN THE FIRE Place de la République: the suspect disputes

The Affair of the fire Place de la République in Dijon experienced a twist: the main suspect, sentenced on May 2 to five years in prison, three of which were closed for the fire on January 31, appeal. The information was confirmed on Monday by his lawyer Master Alice Gessat on Monday to the Public.

He disputes the alleged facts

Since the start of the procedure, Michael Egloff, 28, disputes the facts which are reproached for him. During the trial at first instance, the defense had highlighted the absence of certainty on the exact origin of the disaster. The expertise achieved had concluded that a human interventionwithout however making it possible to determine whether it was a voluntary act or an accident.

The degraded state of electrical installation of the building had also been underlined.

No suspicious behavior

On the morning of the fire, the man went to his workplace, as usual. Video surveillance records do not show No suspicious behavior. His employer said he hadn’t noticed anything abnormal that day.

After learning the news of the disaster, Michael Egloff and a colleague were briefly returned to the scenebefore returning to work. This colleague, heard during the trial, wanted to deny any romantic relationship with the accused, despite some proximity. She recognized frequent exchanges and a flirt, but claims to have refused any more committed relationship. A “love spite” had however been mentioned at first instance to explain a possible mobile.

Already convicted in 2020 for four fire departures that occurred in 2019, he then alerted the emergency services each time and helped the residents. “At the time, my client had a very different behavior of the one who is criticized this time “according to insists Maitre Gessat with our colleagues.

The case will continue before the Court of Appeal.

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