He will summarize the scene which caused him to appear in these terms: “A simple family fight. Ridiculous. Everyone had been drinking. Suddenly, I was fed up with the day. My brother-in-law refused to give me the car keys. I broke a glass . I threatened him. To scare him, I found myself on the ground.
On the bench reserved for civil parties, his sister-in-law and her daughter who are demanding the symbolic euro. They will say that the defendant continues to threaten the family. This has to stop.
The prosecution spoke of a very unfortunate affair where alcohol, or rather excess alcohol, spoiled the party. “The tone rose when we refused a drink to the defendant who, on the ground, shouted to his sister-in-law that he was going to burst her face (sic).” If they also refused to give him the keys to his car, it was because he was drunk and they feared an accident.
A five-month prison sentence with suspended probation was required. The conditions: abstain from drinking alcohol and undertake medical-psychological follow-up. The defendant’s lawyer pleaded for a suspension of the sentence or a totally suspended sentence. “The two sisters messed up and the wine turned sour…”
The court calmed things down: probationary suspension of the sentence with an essential condition, refraining from consuming alcohol.
