very drunk, he attacks his partner

Thursday January 16, 2025, Richard* (58 years old) appeared before the criminal court of Caen (Calvados) for domestic violencecommitted on Sunday September 29, 2024 in Caen. Following these facts, he was placed under judicial supervision with a ban on contact and an obligation to provide care.

More than three grams of alcohol per liter of blood cause an alcoholic coma for ordinary mortals. But not for Richard who nevertheless very few memories of what he did that evening.

“He scared me very much”

It was therefore massively alcoholic that he attacked his partner Jocelyne*. He would have started by insulting her then would have grabbed the arm so violently that she would have kept traces of it, which resulted in her being unable to work one day. She immediately called the police.

He squeezed my arm very tightly while squealing, he scared me very much.

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“Now I know that grabbing someone by the arm is violence,” Richard admits. His criminal record only includes one mention dating from 2007, for driving while drunk. The man seems to have realized that he must no longer drink at all. And Jocelyne trusts him. “Since then, he has done a lot of work to combat alcohol,” she emphasizes.

“The victim reacted very quickly”

For the prosecutor, this dossier East a little special. “There was an act of violence but it did not go any further and this is due to the awareness of the victim who immediately reacted by calling the police. »

Having both expressed the desire to resume a life togetherthe court does not order a contact ban. Richard received a sentence of six months suspended sentenceaccompanied by 24 months of probationary suspension with an addiction treatment order.

*Identified first names.

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