An altercation broke out between two motorists on a roundabout within the walls of the corsair city on August 16, 2023. As the two protagonists got back into their cars, one of the passengers, daughter of one of the drivers, returned and allegedly sprayed the other person with a tear gas canister. The victim fell to the ground.
“Conjunctival irritation” was noted by medical certificate. Before the Saint-Malo Criminal Court, Tuesday December 17, the 21-year-old defendant firmly maintained all her statements. She admitted to having sent a jet of “thermal water” at the motorist. She explained her behavior “under panic”, to put an end to the insults and death threats that the victim would have thrown at her. And if he fell to the ground “it was out of fear”. “He made films,” she added.
“It’s a form of aggression all the same, can you understand it? », asked the President. She recognized him but did not understand his appearance in court and the proportions taken by this case. For Me Tellier, the victim’s lawyer, the defendant “knows very well what she is doing”. The Prosecutor, relying in particular on the video and the comparison between a water bomb and a tear gas canister, pointed out “the violence of the act” and requested two months of suspended prison time in addition to a citizenship course. Me Baron, in defense, pleaded for acquittal, there cannot be “violence by projection of water”. The court will deliver its decision on February 7, 2025.
