The perpetrators of the very violent home-jacking of starred chef Simone Zanoni and her partner, in May 2022, at Chesnay-Rocancourt (Yvelines), were sentenced this Tuesday to 5 to 9 years of imprisonment. Sentences much less severe than those required Monday by the attorney general, who had called for 10 to 16 years of criminal imprisonment. These six young people aged 19 to 23, with already extensive criminal records, had been on trial since November 26 before the Yvelines juvenile court, five being only 17 at the time of the facts, for robbery. army in an organized gang, kidnapping and criminal association.
On the night of May 6 to 7, 2022, four men with hidden faces, dressed in black and gloves, burst into Simone Zanoni's pretty pavilion. The chef of the Mediterranean restaurant at George-V, in Paris (8th arrondissement), had been held in the temple with a Glock and hit with a rifle butt in the forehead. He was forced, with a bloody face, to hand over several luxury watches and other jewelry to his attackers. His partner, Greta, had been threatened with a knife to the throat just a few meters from the bedrooms where the couple's children were sleeping. The thugs then fled in the leader's luxurious SUV.
The most severe sentence, 9 years, was unsurprisingly handed down against Ibrahim C., 23 years old, the instigator of the home-jacking according to the prosecution who had requested 16 years of imprisonment against him. . He contested this role, claiming to have only been the driver. His lawyers, Mes Gabrielle-Marie Barnaud and Charline Coffignal, could not be reached this Tuesday evening.
Ilyas K., 19 years old, alleged right-hand man, was sentenced to 7 years in prison. Double had been required. He also claimed not to have entered the victims' house. His lawyer, Me May Sarah Vogelhut, did not wish to make a statement.
The four other young adults received sentences of 5 to 7 years, while 10 to 15 years had been requested by the attorney general. “Even though these are heavy sentences for minors, the court heard the arguments raised by the defense. We will not appeal,” reacted Me Clément Abitbol, the lawyer for Kevin G., sentenced to 6 years in prison. Eleven years of imprisonment had been requested by the public prosecutor against his client. The lawyer for the civil parties, Me Olivier Fourgeot, did not wish to speak. The defendants have ten days to appeal the decision.
