In La Manche, a father insults and threatens to kill his partner and children

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And 46 year old father was presented to the court of Coutances (Manche) on November 12, 2024in immediate appearancefor facts of violence and of death threats on his spouse and children.

2 g of alcohol in the blood at 7 p.m.

The latest events took place on Sunday, November 10, at the family home in Saint-James.

The mother and three children returned from the Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët fair around 7 p.m. The father of the family is drunk, he more than 2 g of alcohol per liter of blood.

Il insult everyone, menace her 15-year-old son: “ I'm going to take out my gun, I'm going to plant you.» The second child, aged 14, wants to go out; the father stops him and puts a head shot. But this child manages to call thegendarmes .

The father was summoned on January 8 for other acts of habitual violence against his partner. The court consolidated the two cases.

L’ investigation showed the regular insultsand the violence of this man. In the courtroom, one of the sons breaks down and sobs. The mother refuses to speak, she becomes a civil party but asks for nothing.

A bottle of pastis per day

The man acknowledges the facts, while saying he does not remember everything. He admits drink a bottle of pastis a day and blames alcohol for his behavior. “I’m going to leave the house to leave them alone,” he says.

The tribunal sentenced this man to12 month prison sentencewith a probationary suspension of 2 years, with the obligation to work, to treat his alcoholism and to undergo psychological treatment. He is prohibited from appearing at the family home.

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