On October 3, the Saint Hilaire church in Poitiers was completely smoked when parents of students came to drop off their children on the sidewalk opposite. It is 9 a.m., the church caught fire the night before, the interior is ransacked, an investigation is open. Today, the arsonist was put on trial.
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The decision of the court which tried him in immediate appearance gives satisfaction to the various parties. The defendant was found guilty of the charges against him. His criminal irresponsibility was also recognized. He was automatically placed in psychiatric hospitalization in Poitiers.
The defendant would have demonstrated a mystical delusion. This is therefore the observation that the Poitiers court has just made during its immediate appearance. The man, whom we will call Mr. X to protect his family, is not responsible for his actions according to justice. He has just been admitted to psychological care at Poitiers University Hospital.
He was accused of damage or deterioration of the property of others by means dangerous to persons who are repeat offenders and refusal to hand over to the judicial authorities or implement the secret convention for deciphering a means of cryptology as a repeat offender.
His DNA was found on two matches found in the church, a trace of a sole corresponding to a pair of his sneakers also found, and even if the accused pleads not guilty, he left Vivonne in the direction of Henri Laborit. He assures that this act would not correspond to his beliefs, he being a practicing Christian, but his wife declared him as an extremist during the depositions.
Closed since the beginning of October, the religious building suffered significant damage which has not yet been fully assessed. The costing is underway, but for the moment, the entire church is black with soot and some elements inside have burned. There is no planned or estimated work date at this time for a complete restoration. The City requested a referral on civil interest, while it took time to quantify all the damage.
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