On the night of May 27 to 28, 2023, a fire destroyed a home in the town of Sainte-Ode. The investigation made it possible to identify a 33-year-old Bastognard as being at the origin of the disaster. The suspect was in reality the ex-boyfriend of the owner’s new partner. Telephone analyzes showed that he was indeed on site when the fire broke out.
Although he admitted his presence on the scene, just as he admitted to having harassed his ex-partner following their separation, the defendant always contested his involvement in the arson attacks of May 2023 – a smaller fire occurred. was already declared the previous night in the garage of the home, while the owner of the premises was there with his children and his partner – as well as in the insults engraved on the car of the civil party.
