En immediate appearance, two farmer brothers from Avesnois, aged respectively 59 and 65, are being prosecuted for serious preventive acts. Rebellion, violence with the use of a weapon, agricultural machinery, and violence against judicial commissioners for which they risk up to 10 years of imprisonment, report our colleagues from The Voice of the North.
Placed under judicial supervision, they appear free before the Avesnes court. In the room, two camps, that of the youngest with his older sisters, his wife and the other the oldest with his partner. He sees himself as the patriarch when the second feels excluded from the farm because he does not want to invest.
A stubborn resentment
With all possible dexterity, the chair of the hearing tries to calm the debates, taking the time to listen. “ All this for that, is it worth it? » She will have a hard time refocusing the debates to come strictly to the facts because both are resentful.
A resentment which could have twice led to tragedy. On July 15, two bailiffs were called to the youngest’s area. One of them is loaded by the tractor driven by the owner and manages to escape a percussion, grabbing with her the eldest who did not move to see how far his brother was ready to go.
He’s going to come at us. Attention ! He’s going to kill his brother!
Then comes the episode of July 30, around 11:30 p.m. That day, a company was commissioned by the youngest to harvest a field. The driver of the combine harvester and a young underage woman who accompanies him are hit by an agricultural machine driven this time by the elder. The minor in the cabin films the scene, where we hear her screaming: “ He’s going to rush at us, Watch out! He’s going to kill his brother! » In fact, the youngest brother had climbed onto the footboard of the machine and the eldest’s behavior was intended to make him fall.
During the hearing, none of the defendants admitted their wrongdoing. The indictment of the deputy public prosecutor will not be gentle. “ Using agricultural machinery as weapons is intolerable! » She will require 8 months of suspended prison sentence for the two brothers with prohibitions from appearing in the family business for two years, from appearing at their mutual homes, from coming into contact with the driver of the combine harvester and the girl. Requisitions followed by the court.
