Seven shots were fired. The dog, a Beauceron-Bouvier cross, died, wounded by bullets on October 15, 2022 in Rédange in broad daylight. The neighbor who killed her was brought before the Thionville Criminal Court on Tuesday.
Right at the bar, he pleads “the instinct of protection”. He says his neighbor’s dogs entered his property. “I was tinkering, my wife called me all panicked, she was inside with our little shih tzu. The dogs were in front of the French window. The 59-year-old describes aggressive animals. He does not notify the authorities. He takes his weapon, the 9 mm ammunition and leaves. He goes to the house of the neighboring family, owner of the dogs. He notices that the shutters are down. It does not ring. “I was alone in the street, the dogs came at me,” continues the defendant. He felt threatened. One of the dogs allegedly bit him. “I grabbed my weapon, I loaded it. And he fired, without restraint. The medical certificate drawn up two days later by the forensic institute describes dermabrasions on the thigh and no day of ITT is prescribed.
Prohibition of possession of a weapon
Gray polo shirt, gray hair, posed gestures and phrasing, the defendant responds with confidence. He practices sport shooting. He feels he knows the rules. “Monsieur has created the dangerous situation. He fired without justification, without necessity. He put this animal to death and he was not in his right, ”slices the public prosecutor Brice Partouche. The magistrate recalls that the defendant was not cornered, that he was standing, that he was in control of his movements when the blows left. He talks about the control he showed to load his gun and fire back at point-blank range.
The defense will not plead self-defense. “Certainly, the personality of my client is divisive, but he does not appear in court for the tone he uses, nor for the impression he leaves in the neighborhood,” insists his lawyer, Me Bourchenin. “He recognizes that his behavior was not suitable,” adds the council. He notes that the offense for which the defendant is prosecuted, act of cruelty and serious harm to an animal, is erroneous. The court agreed with him and reclassified the facts as a voluntary attack on the life of a domestic animal. He condemns the Redangeois to a fine of 1,500 euros. He will have to compensate the victim family, parents and children, owner of the dog. He will also be prohibited from possessing a weapon for five years.
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