A real textbook case was studied, for nearly three and a half hours, by the Mont-de-Marsan court on Tuesday, November 12. It was a real ragtag battle that took place between parents, during a hand-off, in December 2023, on a dirt road, in Sabres.
Annoyed by insulting text messages from her ex and his refusal that evening to speak to him, a 35-year-old mother took out her nerves on the car in which their 4-year-old daughter had just moved.
In retaliation, the 39-year-old man got out of his car and tried to restrain her. He was bitten on the arm, had his piercing ripped out and was left with impressive scratches. Results: two days of ITT for him; three for her.
Drugs for her and debts for him
Having to answer for mutual violence, there is not one to catch up with the other. Failing, the father takes his daughter when he can; “little”, regrets Me Mattioli-Dumont, the mother’s lawyer. He doesn't pay child support. “I have money problems, I’m addicted to games,” slips the one who has 6,000 euros in debt. Regarding the scratches denounced, the lawyer retorts: “It looks like he was attacked by the Yeti while my client is biting her nails. Nobody is fooled. »
“It looks like he was attacked by the Yeti”
Questioned about her personality, the mother assumes regular cannabis consumption, “because of what my ex puts me through,” she explains to justify herself. The magistrates jump in their seats. This maintenance worker tempers it by saying that she only drinks on weekends. “When you take your daughter to school by car on Monday morning, you are still under the effects of drugs,” criticizes the judge. The defendant agrees, but completely minimizes the fact of being illegal.
Disconcerted, the chair of the hearing concludes: “Your respective behaviors are beyond comprehension. » In accordance with the requisitions, the former couple is sentenced to follow a parental responsibility course with “three months in prison in the event of non-compliance. We invite you to come to your senses in the interest of your little girl. » Each must pay the other 300 euros for the damage. Concerning that of the little girl, the court orders the use of an ad hoc administrator to represent her interests.
