Audun-le-Tiche. The defendant is not prosecuted for the correct crime: released from prison

“I had a black hole that night,” says the defendant. His DNA left in the victim’s garage speaks for itself. In early March 2021 he broke into the garage of an elderly lady in Audun-le-Tiche. He broke into her car parked inside, as evidenced by the traces of blood left on the door. Investigators had no trouble finding him. The 47-year-old man, already known to justice for thefts in particular, was on file. In the meantime he had also returned to prison in connection with another case.

Seasoned thief

“I don’t know what I would have wanted to do in this garage,” he promises on Tuesday at the Thionville Criminal Court. “Maybe I wanted to hide somewhere,” she suggests.

The gendarmes, they, estimated that he wanted to steal the car. He was under investigation for attempted burglary. Which the defendant strongly denies. He doesn’t remember anything but he assures that he didn’t mean to steal the vehicle. And for good reason: “I know how to open this kind of old model,” he brags.

Appeal

If he is indeed the cause of the damage, his intent to steal is not characterized. That’s what his Thionville attorney, Me Kastler, subtly pleaded. In fact, it is difficult to dispute the presence of him on site. “But my client cannot be prosecuted for attempted grand larceny,” insists Me Kastler.

The court does not reclassify the facts and limits itself to pronouncing the release. The prosecution, which supports the prosecution, is on appeal.