On September 25, Iris Mittenaere filed a complaint against Bruno Pelat, rich heir to the Euroequipment real estate empire, for domestic violence. She had been having a romantic relationship with the latter for several months. He was then placed in police custody for 48 hours.
It was initially planned that he would appear immediately to answer charges of “domestic violence without ITT” and “illicit use of narcotics” but Iris Mittenaere wanted to be able to attend the hearing, so it was postponed and finally fixed This Wednesday November 6.
The alleged facts
Iris Mittenaere’s complaint concerns events which took place at Bruno Pelat’s home on the night of Monday September 23 to Tuesday September 24. She accuses him of having hit her, of having hit her head against a wall and of having threatened to “ blow up » his contracts. The influencer appeared at a fashion show wearing a brace.
Bruno Pelat, 22, has already been tried in the past and convicted in June 2022 for violence and death threats against his father, then in April 2023 for violence against another partner. According to the prosecutor, violence is a “usual resort” in his relationships, emphasizing the extreme lenience of the sentences which had been imposed on him.
The accused appears free under judicial supervision. He was prohibited from contacting Iris Mittenaere, even on social networks and an obligation of care, according to Le Parisien. The young woman had not asked for him to be placed in pre-trial detention. “She told me: ‘I don’t want pre-trial detention. What matters is that he is forbidden to come near me.’”reported Me Emilie Bruézière to AFP.
She didn’t say everything
Iris Mittenaere “believes he was not able to tell everything at the police station” his lawyer also explained at the end of September. Wishing to complete her testimony, she asked Bruno Pelat not to appear immediately even though she was not in a psychological state compatible with being present in court.
