Was this resident of Montoir-de-Bretagne, present on the victims’ bench of the Saint-Nazaire court, this Wednesday, November 13, the target of revenge? The sequence of offenses of which he was the victim between July 2023 and September 2024 suggests this. During two episodes, he suffered violence, was burglarized in his absence, found his truck with broken windows, flat tires and was awakened in the middle of the night by a fire at the door of his apartment.
Starting point: a rumor of sexual assault on a minor
The man suspected of being behind these acts is a 39-year-old father, manager of a painting company. Throughout a convoluted trial lasting nearly four hours, he claimed “I had nothing to do with any of this. » However, he appears to be the ideal suspect. His daughter is the starting point of this whole affair. On July 14, 2023, during a children’s party, she was allegedly sexually assaulted by the victim. A complaint has been filed. It was dismissed.
In the evening of this National Day, the man who allegedly attacked her was beaten up. The police discovered him with a bloody face. A few hours later, while he was in the hospital dressing his wounds, his apartment, located on rue des Flandres, was visited. A bank card, a television, clothes, a telephone and the sum of €15,000 in cash were stolen, as well as tools from his truck. Witnesses claim to have identified the girl’s father at the scene.
“Take justice into your own hands”
The latter disputes: “I was in the hospital for my daughter at the time. » His lawyer, Denis Lambert, continues: “The witness interviewed says: “I think I saw” and not “I saw””. The black dress scolds the gendarme who led the investigation: “This judicial police officer disguised the procedure. He only made deductions in this file full of doubts. And when there is doubt, there is relaxation. »
On the side of the prosecutor, Mathilde Defretin, there is no doubt: “Monsieur wanted to take justice into his own hands. His desire for revenge is intact. The arson in front of the victim’s home shows how determined he is. » In repression, it requires, against Abdelnasser Elshawish, thirty months in prison, fifteen of which are accompanied by a probationary suspension and continued detention for the firm part. The court complies with its requisitions.
