A 77-year-old man was sentenced, this Wednesday, November 6, 2024, to 27 years of criminal imprisonment, with 18 years of security, for the murder of his partner, Céline Delplace, which occurred on April 7, 2021 in Lille (North).
He has 10 days to appeal this decision, indicates The Voice of the North .
A violent stab
On the day of the incident, when she announced her intention to leave him, the man stabbed her violently. “He couldn’t stand the frustration”affirmed during the hearing the Advocate General, cited by our colleagues. After the attack, he tried to clean up the blood and delayed in calling for help.
After denying the facts, he finally admitted to having stabbed him. This man had already stabbed a previous partner in 2004. The repeat offense and the intention to kill were accepted by the jurors.
To find out more: read the article by The Voice of the North
