His companion and his family had made the trip, Wednesday, May 18, morning, to the Dijon Court of Appeal, in order to support Benjamin Cochet, soon to be 30, indicted for the murder of his former partner, Philippe Robert. The young dolois, in pre-trial detention for ten months, asked the judges of the investigating chamber for his release under judicial supervision. But the public and its many supporters were unable to attend the hearing, the Advocate General’s request for a closed session having been granted. An incomprehensible decision for the defense. It was therefore outside that everyone waited and hoped for the good news.
As a reminder, on June 21, 2021, Philippe Robert, 63, was found dead in the fire of his house, in Renève. The autopsy will reveal that his death was not related to the fire, but that he had been killed by 27 stab wounds. A real stubbornness. Less than a month later, Benjamin Cochet was arrested, then indicted and remanded in custody. The two men had known each other for several years, they had opened Le BH together, a bowling alley in Choisey. But their business had gone bankrupt a few years ago.
The young man admitted the facts , “he assumes his responsibilities, specifies Me Samuel Estève, his lawyer. The facts are terrible, he thinks about them every day and regrets them. »
Benjamin Cochet will still have to wait in prison and his family will have to be content, for the time being, with visits to the visiting room.
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