On August 28, 2019, Mohammed Hassar was involved in another scene of violence against his son Bilal. The 19-year-old young man suffered a stab wound to the chest which passed through the lung and severed an artery. He died a few seconds after being stabbed.
He contested
Mohammed Hassar had contested homicidal intent in the two acts with which he was accused. During the scene against his son Faïssal, he claimed to have intervened in a fight and to have “stabbed” his son with a stab in the back to scare him and end the scene. In the scene against his son Bilal, he claimed to have carried out his act in a gesture of self-defense, while his son would have tried to stab him.
During a first deliberation on guilt, the jury decided affirmatively on the question of the murder committed on Bilal Hassar by 7 votes to 5. But the court then agreed with the majority, declaring Mohammed Hassar guilty of murder. The jury highlighted the homicidal intent on the part of the accused and specified that Mohammed Hassar was not in a state of self-defense when he stabbed his son fatally. The jury also found Mohammed Hassar guilty of attempting to murder Faïssal Hassar.
No history
Following this guilty verdict, Attorney General Valérie Schaaps requested a 20-year prison sentence against Mohammed Hassar. The defense lawyers, Me Laurie Peraux and Me Renaud Molders-Pierre, had requested a significantly lighter sentence, accompanied by a suspended sentence, on the basis of mitigating circumstances and the expiration of a reasonable period of time since the facts.
After a final deliberation, the jury and the court sentenced Mohammed Hassar to 10 years of imprisonment. They justified their decision by taking into account the extreme seriousness of the facts and the need to make him aware of the seriousness of his actions, but also the exceeding of the reasonable time limit and extenuating circumstances linked to his age and his absence. criminal record.
