In the box of the defendants, the Domératois still has no explanation, a little more than two months after the facts. “It doesn’t look like me. I would never have done that normally. But there, I was heavily alcoholic. I was going out for a party. »
This April 1, the 23-year-old is actually partying in a nightclub. To return to his parents, where he lives, he decides to call a taxi. But once he arrived in Domérat, he explained that he had no cash on him. He asks the driver to wait while he fetches some inside.
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” So how to do ? »
“I realized that I didn’t have any,” explains the defendant. Then the latter will take a weapon. An alarm pistol, blank of course, but resembling to be mistaken to a firearm. He gets out, leans towards the driver whose window is open and points him: “So, how do we do it? “.
The driver, by reflex, grabs his arm. A shot is fired. The driver manages to throw the weapon in the street and flees. He will file a complaint a few days later. The defendant will be placed in police custody and then under judicial control thereafter.
“It’s really extremely serious and you are doing it with a confusing naturalness as well. It is very worrying. »
the president of the court
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“I really feel guilt and shame. I apologize, ”says the young man.
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A victim still very shocked
The taxi driver, still very shocked, testified: “I can’t understand. For a race at 50 euros! You are being held up… You see the cannon…”
“Since then, I have stopped everything in the evening. I have lots of customers calling me but I can’t anymore. I’m too afraid. And even during the day… I’m also a paramedic. I have to work but I’m always scared that people pull out a knife or a gun. »
the victims
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“It’s chilling,” said the public prosecutor, before requesting eighteen months’ imprisonment, twelve of which were probationary suspended for two years (with obligations to care, to work, to compensate the victim and a ban on come into contact with her), and a ban on possession of a weapon for five years.
Me Douet, defense lawyer, pleads for his part: “The day after the events, my client will contact the taxi driver to pay for his fare. After having sobered up, he will become aware and assume what he has done. It is re-adaptable. »
found guilty
But the court will finally go beyond the requisitions, by condemning the defendant to two years of imprisonment including eighteen months with probationary suspension of two years (with the obligations requested by the prosecutor). The firm part could be arranged. He will also be prohibited from possessing a weapon for five years.
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Laura Morel
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