Direct. Trial of Pierre Palmade for “unintentional injuries” in Melun: the hearing opens

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It's a trial highly anticipated at the end of the year, in Seine-et-Marne. MErcredi November 20, 2024the judges of criminal court of Melun will judge what the media sphere has called “the Pierre Palmade affair”.

A hearing which takes place almost 20 months after the events. As a reminder, on February 10, 2023, a dramatic road accident took place, between Villiers-en-Bière and Perthes-en-Gâtinais. Two cars had collided. One of them – the one in question – was led by the actor, Pierre Palmade. Transported in serious condition, the comedian was driving under the influence of drugs.

In the second vehicle, a manaccompanied by her 6 year old son and of his sister 6 months pregnantwere very seriously injured. The woman had also lost her fetus.

Almost two years later, the various protagonists of this drama find themselves at the Melun court. Pierre Palmade faces a sentence of 14 years of imprisonment and €200,000 fine.

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9:53 a.m. The question of the qualification of the facts

Mourad Battikh, lawyer for the civil parties, begins his pleading with the qualification of the facts: “According to the WHO criteria, the fetus was viable,” he explains, referring to the expectation of the qualification of the facts in “intentional homicide” during the affair. The point at this link.

9:47 a.m. Pierre Palmade reveals his identity, at the helm

He is dressed in white pants and a black jacket. He came with a timid step, his back rather bent, according to our journalists present on site.

9:35 a.m. The trial begins

9:23 a.m. Arrival of the lawyer for the civil parties, Mourad Battikh

9:22 a.m. Pierre Palmade arrived “in a taxi with smoked windows” at court

9:02 a.m. Two demonstrators in front of the court

One of them is the mother of a firefighter killed in a road accident in Seine-et-Marne. She demands prison for Pierre Palmade.

9:00 a.m. The hearing must begin, but…

But many journalists have not yet entered the court. In the meantime, you can (re)read this article relating to the village of Cély-en-Brière, where Pierre Palmade lived, and where we want to turn the page.

8:45 a.m. “He will be judged like anyone else”
The Melun prosecutor affirms that the actor Pierre Palmade, tried this Wednesday in criminal court for involuntary injuries, “will be judged like any defendant”. Our full article at this link.

8:30 a.m. Law enforcement trucks positioned around the court

The police are also there with reinforcements from the CRS, as evidenced by the trucks parked in the street adjacent to the judicial court.

8:10 a.m. Many journalists on site

Less than an hour before the start of the trial, around thirty journalists were already present in a large queue, indicating that this is a case being followed, an expected hearing.

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