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Iris Mittenaere, here during the L'Oréal Paris fashion show on September 23, 2024, filed a complaint against Bruno Pelat for domestic violence.
JUSTICE – Bruno Pelat back in court. The 22-year-old young man, ex-companion of Iris Mittenaere, is on trial this Wednesday, November 6 from 1:30 p.m. in immediate appearance at the Paris court for domestic violence, after a complaint filed by the former Miss France.
The defendant was to be tried on September 27, but the trial was postponed at the request of the victim, who wished to be able to attend. The 31-year-old influencer, who estimated “ not having been able to tell everything at the police station “, was not ” in psychological capacity to come to the hearing » that day, according to his lawyer.
HuffPost takes stock of this case in which Bruno Pelat, son of a real estate tycoon, risks up to 3 years of imprisonment and a €45,000 fine.
⠂The injured hand
It all starts Tuesday September 24. That evening, Iris Mittenaere attended the 17th edition of the Etam Live Show, in Paris. In evening dress for this event where she usually goes every year, the former Miss Universe appears on the red carpet with two splints on her left hand.
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Iris Mittenaere, here in September 2024, in Paris.
In several agency photos taken during the evening, we can also see the former dental surgery student discreetly hiding her left hand behind her handbag.
⠂The complaint
The next day, several media, including the celebrity magazine Here is et The Parisianreveal that the social media star has filed a complaint. In it, she accuses her ex-companion Bruno Pelat of “ domestic violence not exceeding eight days of ITT “, as the Paris prosecutor's office subsequently clarified.
“At this stage, it appears from the first acts of investigation that the facts […] allegedly took place at the defendant's home, during the night from Monday to Tuesday. Investigations are ongoing,” he said, also explaining that Iris Mittenaere first made a report via the digital victim support platform.
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The young man, president of a real estate development company », was placed in police custody on the day of the Etam parade, at the police station in the 18th arrondissement of the capital. This was extended the following day.
According to the AFP which attended the September 27 hearing which was finally postponed, Bruno Pelat is accused of having hit Iris Mittenaere, of having hit her head against a wall and of having threatened to kill her. “to blow up” its contracts, since June 2024.
⠂The criminal record
Bruno Pelat, who had been in a relationship with Iris Mittenaere for six months, was placed under judicial supervision. He is prohibited from to contact the victim in any way, including via social media.”. He is forced to live in another department.
The prosecutor had nevertheless requested his pre-trial detention “to avoid any risk of repetition of the facts against the civil party and any other companion that Mr. may have”. The young man was already sentenced in June 2022 for violence and death threats against his father, then in April 2023 for violence against another partner.
According to the prosecutor, Bruno Pelat has ” a recourse to threats and violence which seems to be a habitual recourse in the context of the relationships he maintains with those around him.” He argued a “ impulsivity problem » and tells “fear of abandonment”. “I don’t know my mother”he blurted.
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