The man, indicted for the murder of his little boy whose body covered in blows was found in September 2023 at the family home in Perpignan, but also for attempted murder of his two little girls, was on trial this Thursday, October 24 2024 before the criminal court for a previous file. Beatings inflicted on his three children who had been denounced more than three months before Imran's tragic death.
Terrible coincidence of the calendar. A few hours after the discovery of the body of Emilio, the 14-year-old teenager beaten to death at the family home in Alénya, Imran's father, another 7-year-old martyr, was called to appear this Thursday, October 24 before the Perpignan criminal court.
On September 14, 2023, Salim B. went to a funeral home to seek information for the collection of the body of his son who had just died, he claimed. Taken aback by this request, the employee alerted the police. Who had discovered the child lifeless, his body covered in bruises and partly frozen, while his two little sisters, aged 2 and 3, had been taken to the emergency room in Perpignan by other members of the family, also showing multiple traces of trauma. Indicted for “murder and attempted murder of minors under the age of 15”, the 29-year-old man was immediately imprisoned.
The accused admitted to the beatings on the children
The case is not closed, no trial date has been set and it is not for this criminal procedure for which the father was to answer on October 24 but for the violence committed against Imran, his two sisters and his partner. and mother of the three little ones in June 2023. At that time, a complaint was immediately filed, investigations launched by the law enforcement services and medical certificates were established showing traces of blows on Imran's body. That is three months before the tragedy and as much time during which the child's life could perhaps have been spared. Not to mention that the family was also already under the radar of social services. Why was no action taken? The question has not yet been answered.
The father refused to be removed from the penitentiary center to appear at this hearing. He had nevertheless recognized the alleged acts against the children, as recalled by his lawyer Mr Gérald Brivet-Galaup who, conversely, pleaded for acquittal concerning the violence against his concubine. The court, however, found the defendant guilty of all charges and sentenced him to 18 months in prison. Without the judges ruling on the alteration of discernment which was retained by the psychiatric experts as part of the investigation into the death of the little boy and the mistreatment suffered by the little girls. Specialists concluding that “long-standing and entrenched schizophrenia.
“The image of Imran occupied all the space in this trial. We have the impression that we are losing a little connection with rationality. This can be understood on a human level but, on a legal level, this is not the case. 'is not satisfactory', explains the lawyer. Who therefore filed an appeal against this judgment. Pending the continuation of the investigation and possible new statements from Salim B. Here too, he would have confessed to all of the criminal acts attributed to him, on the other hand, he would not have provided any explanation on their progress, and especially on their mobile.
