He confessed his crime to his doctor. Nadir Chekab, 58, was sentenced Thursday to 20 years of criminal imprisonment by the Meurthe-et-Moselle Assize Court for the murder of his partner. The court's decision is in accordance with the requisitions of the attorney general, Eurydice Lorent, who had pointed out the desire to kill of the accused.
This man had confided to his general practitioner on March 12, 2021 that he had killed his partner a few days earlier by strangling her during an argument. The events occurred on the night of March 7 to 8, 2021, at the couple's home in Tucquegnieux (Meurthe-et-Moselle), a small town about a hundred kilometers north of Nancy.
After also confessing the facts to the gendarmes, who escorted the accused to the marital home, the agents discovered the lifeless body of the victim, Annick Bermand, 51 years old. At the hearing, the accused did not deny the facts: “He recognizes them and regrets them”, according to his counsel, Samira Boudiba.
The couple had shared 25 years of life together, more than “9,000 days”, as Mr. Boudiba pointed out in his pleading. And during all these years “it was only her who was convicted” for acts of violence against the accused, the defense lawyer pointed out.
Looking at the ground and his face filled with tears when the president asked him to speak before closing the debates, Nadir Chekab wanted to “express his regrets, say sorry to Annick”.
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