The police found a bloodied man, Anthony, with a large wound on his neck. One of the witnesses will say that he clearly saw one of the two protagonists brandishing a knife. This man is Marcel, 49 years old, well known to the justice system since he has no fewer than 22 convictions to date! He is accused of attempted murder.
Both men are under arrest warrant. And it is still detained that they were cited before the criminal court, where Marcel is accused of attempted murder, and Anthony (who refused to be taken out of prison) of assault and battery. The problem is that the two men, so drunk, don’t remember anything, not even the reason for their altercation. Marcel will admit that he had drunk 10 50 centiliter cans of Gordon that day, so in total some 5 liters of this strong beer. But will specify that he no longer takes drugs since the death of his brother by overdose, and that he is unemployed “ because I happened to work »
« I was so drunk! I don’t understand what happened, I had no problem with Anthony whom I had known in prison. I blame myself for having done that, it’s not my habit » he declared in court. Strange statement, since he denies having been in possession of a knife, even though he has already been convicted for this reason. “ At the time, being part of the Travelers, I always had a knife with me, if only to eat. “. But one of the witnesses said he saw him brandishing a knife.
« The wound on Jeremy’s neck, which is not just a wasted blow but could have been fatal, did not happen by itself, all the same. » said Mr. Lelotte, public prosecutor, who considers that the homicidal intent is obvious. He requires a sentence of 2 years in prison, a lenient sentence because he could have asked for 5 years in prison but he does not want to overload the boat, given that Marcel will have other sentences to serve, including that of 18 months suspended. pronounced in 2023. But he still qualified Marcel as a public danger who will one day end up killing. He also demands 6 months for Anthony. Marcel’s defense of course pleads no intention to kill. Judgment in 15 days.
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