We cannot qualify these facts as domestic violence since this man living in Richemont and this woman living in Hagondange say together that they are not in a relationship. “She’s an acquaintance, a friend for ten years,” said the 44-year-old man at the bar of the Thionville court. The two of them seem to be rather drinking buddies.
It was also during a drunken evening, on December 21, that the friendly aperitif turned into a trap for the victim. After inviting her for a drink – or rather several – at his place, he is aggressive. “I wanted to leave and he didn’t accept it. I was sitting on the sofa, he squeezed my throat then gave me a potato in the cheekbone, slaps in the legs. He finally agreed to let me go by throwing me down the stairs, ”says the victim, 3 months pregnant. “I fell on my stomach, I was very scared for my baby. She was prescribed a one-day ITT the next day.
He denies everything altogether. “If it were me, with my strength, it would have hurt more”, heavily defends the defendant, already condemned several times for acts of violence. The lawyer for the civil party gave him the coup de grace: “The next day, you sent him this message: ‘I blame myself a lot”. However, we do not send such a message of apology if we have done nothing, “said the council. “The argument” if I had hit it would be more damaged “is served to us regularly and we no longer want to hear it”, for her part angered the representative of the prosecution, considering that “all the facts are corroborated by the medical certificate. “
In the end, the court sentenced the Richemontois to 18 months in prison, ten of which were suspended for two years. He is also obliged to take care and is prohibited from coming into contact with the victim. He was kept in detention.
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