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Jeremy Marty
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Dec 18 2024 at 10:16 a.m.
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Almost two years after this dramatic afternoon of December 14, 2022, the Tarbes criminal court opened the trial for “violence followed by permanent mutilation” of an amateur rugby player. having rendered Mathias Dantin quadriplegic following a dangerous tackle.
Before the legal body, the public prosecutor requested a suspended prison sentence of 18 months against the defendant, author of the action which disrupted the existence of the 18-year-old young man and his loved ones.
“I had already noticed his aggressive side”
“I suffered an attack” declared at the bar the one who defended the colors of Bagnères-de-Bigorre on the meadow, as reported by RMC. “He is a player whose aggressive side I had already noticed during a previous tournament. Like me, he played in a club and had a higher level than the other students. He wanted to show it (…) And by dint of wanting to show, when you don’t have control, what happened to me happens,” underlined Mathias Dantin.
Facing him, the author of the tackle brushed aside any premeditated violence: “Since this accident, rugby is over for me. It’s even become complicated to watch a match.” Before having words for the victim: “I admire his strength and his courage […] I’m sorry. » The verdict of the trial will be rendered next February 18.
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