A 58-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of his wife. He confessed his crime to his doctor shortly after the incident.
Nadir Chekab, accused of the murder of his partner, whom he admitted to his doctor to have killed in March 2021, was sentenced Thursday to 20 years of criminal imprisonment by the Meurthe-et-Moselle Assize Court. The court's decision is in accordance with the requisitions of the attorney general, Eurydice Lorent, who had pointed out the desire to kill of the accused.
The man, aged 58, confided to his general practitioner on March 12, 2021 that he had killed his partner a few days earlier by strangling her during an argument. The events occurred on the night of March 7 to 8, 2021, at the couple's home in Tucquegnieux (Meurthe-et-Moselle), a small town about a hundred kilometers north of Nancy. After also confessing the facts to the gendarmes, who escorted the accused to the marital home, the agents discovered the lifeless body of Annick Bermand, 51 years old.
At the hearing, the accused did not deny the facts: “He recognizes them and regrets them”according to his advisor, Samira Boudiba. The couple had shared 25 years of life together, more than “9,000 days”, as Mr. Boudiba pointed out in his pleading. And all these yearsonly she was condemned” for acts of violence against the accused, pointed out the defense lawyer. Looking at the ground and face full of tears when the president asked him to speak before closing the debates, Nadir Chekab wanted “express your regrets, say sorry to Annick“.
(upday with AFP)
