life imprisonment for François Vergniaud

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François Vergniaud, 50-year-old repeat offender, accused of having raped and killed Céleste, a 15-year-old from , in an abandoned building on rue Adolphe-Moitié, on August 20, 2020, before lighting two fires there, was sentenced at the maximum penalty. He will not be able to leave detention for at least twenty-two years.

This Thursday, October 31, 2024, on the square in front of the Nantes courthouse, several dozen people gathered around the family of Céleste, raped and killed at the age of 15, on August 20, 2020, in Nantes. | WEST FRANCE


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  • This Thursday, October 31, 2024, on the square in front of the Nantes courthouse, several dozen people gathered around the family of Céleste, raped and killed at the age of 15, on August 20, 2020, in Nantes. | WEST FRANCE

Life imprisonment, with a security period of 22 years, in other words the impossibility of benefiting from a leave of absence or a modification of sentence. The maximum. This is the verdict of the -Atlantique Assize Court, this Thursday, October 31, 2024, after 3.5 hours of deliberation. It was pronounced against François Vergniaud, convicted of the rape and murder of Céleste, a 15-year-old from Nantes, on August 20, 2020, in front of a packed room, like every…

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