Convicted 17 times, recently released from prison… The ultraviolent profile of Fouad L., suspected of the murder of Barbara in Avignon

“If you awaken the devil in me, you will find me”claimed Fouad L. before the Avignon criminal court in December 2017. Then aged 27, he was tried alongside his brother. The duo was then sentenced to four years in prison. Their fault? Having stabbed a young man several times then punctured the tires of his vehicle. According to the hearing report of the Dauphiné Libéré one of the stab wounds had perforated a lung of the victim, who only owed his survival to his excess weight.

Reason for this ultraviolent attack: a “bad look” which had degenerated into a fight in a night grocery store two months earlier. Seven years have passed and Fouad L.’s record has increased considerably. In total, the man born in Morocco in June 1990 was convicted 17 times. According to our information, he is known to the courts for death threats, carrying a weapon, kidnapping and sequestration with acts of torture or barbarism, aggravated violence, detention, etc.