Ludovic Bertin appeals his sentence to life imprisonment

The man sentenced Friday to life imprisonment for the murder of Victorine Dartois in Isère in 2020, has appealed and a new trial should take place in 2025, AFP learned on Tuesday from a judicial source.

“Ludovic Bertin appealed (Monday) the decision of the Isère Assize Court sentencing him to life imprisonment”General Counsel Françoise Benezech told AFP, confirming information from the newspaper The Dauphiné Libéré . The trial should be held in 2025 on a date still unknown before the Drôme Assize Court, which also depends on the Grenoble Court of Appeal, she said.

“A long and painful trial”

Me Kelly Monteiro, lawyer for the Dartois family, said “not at all surprised” of Mr. Bertin’s decision, given “his positioning throughout the trial and his personality”. “On the other hand, the civil parties are very saddened that he is once again inflicting a long and painful trial on them. Laborious days await them”she told AFP.

Ludovic Bertin, 29, was convicted Friday after a two-week trial in Grenoble for strangling and drowning the 18-year-old student, after attempting to rape her, as well as for a separate case of rape of another young person. woman in 2018. He was found guilty on all counts.