Pierre Palmade finds himself this Wednesday, November 20, before the criminal court of Melun (Seine-et-Marne). The 56-year-old artist arrived there in a black van, to be tried for having caused a road accident which injured three members of the same family, and caused the death of a fetus, on February 10 2023. He appeared physically changed, pale complexion and marked facebecause he dreaded this moment so much. This day, he finds himself face to face with the victims, he discovers them in real life. “Y.'s serious injuries and Mrs. C.'s trauma knocked me down. I am tested to have seen them in real life“, as he declared in court, BFMTV reports to us. He who also recalled that he no longer had “want to die“.
See them in real life. But also talk to them. Addressing them is what he was able to do this Wednesday, November 20. “He is obsessed with one idea, that of asking for forgivenessboth to the victims and to the Parisian environment, and this is what he has just done in his very first speechexplains Steven Bellery on BFMTV. He appeared livid, he adjusted the microphone, hands on the desk, head tilted slightly to the left, and he said he was devastated to see the victims for the first timethey had not seen each other since that terrible day.” During this painful moment, he was able to become aware of the serious trauma of the victims.
“I think they don't want to, but I would like… I think I can turn around, he asked. He therefore turned from the lectern towards the victims, addressing them, he said that he wanted to ask them for forgiveness deep within me and said he was overwhelmed, tested, in this request for forgivenessthis first solemn speech“, we learn. Testing positive for cocaine, he is a repeat offender and therefore faces a sentence of 14 years' imprisonment and a €200,000 fine.
The testimony of the victims of Pierre Palmade
Before Pierre Palmade, the civil parties testified. “I can't carry my child“, said Yuksel Yakut, seriously injured in the accident. The father of Devrim, now 8 years old – also seriously injured – is still recovering. He described his daily life marked by persistent pain and the difficulty in overcoming this traumatic event, her passenger, who lost the child she was expecting due to the shock, spoke not without emotion of her trauma. She who has since given birth to a daughter, born there. two months ago, had a complicated pregnancy, due in particular to a difficulty in bonding with her child. During this trial, we were also able to hear from the domestic worker, who noticed traces of blood on the floor. home of Pierre Palmade the day after the accident.I didn't do the cleaning. I just picked up the things, including sex toysshe clarified, then continued. In life he is an endearing, honest and pleasant man..”
Finally, the third driver also took the stand. “The car opposite [celle de Pierre Palmade] suddenly moved away“, he declared. This 87-year-old man was the one who was behind the wheel of the third car involved in the accident. He said he remembers the accident: “I didn't understand. There was no obstacle. No explanation why he [Pierre Palmade] gave this turn of the wheel. […] Suddenly, the car arriving in front will hit the car in front of me. He sends him into the meadow. And in the shock, he hits me.”
“I no longer have this desire to die“, said Pierre Palmade. He recounted his life after the accident. When questioned again, he claimed to have been abstinent for 17 months. Thanks to this treatment, he no longer wanted to die. “Before the accident, I had lost the taste for life. Today, I found things simple again. Wake up feeling good, write, enjoy your family“, notified the one who wishes”stay in Bordeaux“to follow his care there and”to write“. A trial which has just started and should outline what really happened that evening, as well as what now awaits the comedian.
