During this hearing, we were entitled to the projection of part of the scene, five short seconds of a video where we of course cannot see if, as the defendants declared, the victim had decided to wait for them “to “and would have given the first blow to AD, 30 years old, from Lasne. The latter will say he took a sweep. He allegedly held him while his co-defendants GP, 25 years old, from Villers-la-Ville, and AK, 26 years old, from Waterloo, kicked him.
In a message sent shortly after the fight, one of the brawlers used the expression “a 35 meter free kick”, synonymous with a powerful shot towards the opposing goal. another will talk about the “penalty” while regretting having kicked it. As for the third, with the build of a mover, he will be content with a “right foot shot”.
Former Waterloo police officers in court for acts of violence: a young person filed a complaint against them after his arrest
Fines and labor penalties
The victim’s lawyer wondered if the defendants had not intended to kill her client who wears titanium plates applied for multiple facial fractures.
The prosecution requested work sentences. Lawyers Bayet, Chômé and Carrette stepped up to the plate to demand a pure and simple acquittal, self-defense, and provocation leading to a sharing of responsibilities.
It is the latter that the court retained: 25% for the victim, 75% for each of the defendants, who will pay him 3,750 euros provisionally. An expert is in fact appointed to determine the extent of the damage. The following judgment was handed down: work sentences for the defendants, 280 hours for one and a fine of 1,600 euros, 200 hours and a fine of 1,200 euros for the other two.