This evening in December 2020, the defendant arrived at the party with weapons, borrowed from his father, which he thought were harmless. These had been passed around from hand to hand to take photos, with some guests taking aim… At 9:45 p.m., a shot was fired from the three-shot semi-automatic Benelli, which returned to the hands of its owner . Next to him, Thomas Bernabé had collapsed.
Loaded with two cartridges
“Thomas was my little brother,” he said. Every day I think about it. If I could, I would trade my life for his. I am not asking his family to forgive me because that is unforgivable, but I apologize for the pain I have caused. » During the investigation, the ballistics expert discovered that the semi-automatic rifle was loaded with not one but two cartridges, which the father had not seen.