It was about Alexandra Richard’s last chance To be listened to by the courts: the Court of Cassation rejected his request, thus confirming that the sentence was pronounced a year earlier.
This 40 -year -old from Normandy was sentenced 10 years in prison For killing her husband Sébastien managed on October 16, 2016, a violent man, who exercised physical, sexual and psychological violence over them and who possessed different firearms. He had filed a complaint a few months earlier, obtaining only a criminal mediation.
In November 2020, justice recognized it guilty of murder, keeping the circumstance aggravating conjugal abuse. Alexandra Richard therefore found himself at the same criminal level as an author of the femicide. Her lawyers believe that her status as a victim of domestic violence has not been fully recognized.
10 -year sentence supported on appeal
In October 2021, a year ago, the Court of Appeal confirmed the verdict pronounced in the first place.
This week, the Court of Cassation therefore confirmed, continuing To exclude self -defense : “Alexandra Richard loaded the weapon, faced Sébastien Gest so he pressed the trigger and shot in the chest, a vital area, in the presence of third parties in the house “Underlined the lawyer of the family of Sébastien Gest. In the meantime Alexandra Richard had claimed to want to dissuade the spouse to hit her again and to have been panicked, which led to the shot.
Me Quentin Dekimpe deplorates this decision and hopes to release Alexandra Richard thanks to an adjustment of the sentence: “The law provides that it cannot leave before a period of five years. He has already done three years. “
On Twitter, his lawyer Me Lorraine Questiaux reacted strongly to the decision of the Court of Cassation, remembering the violence experienced by his client:
If you or someone you know is the victim of domestic violence or you simply want to know more:
- 3919 and the government website Let’s stop They violence
- Our practical article My boyfriend struck me: how to react, what to do when you are a victim of violence in your relationship?
- The association All in advance And its help chat available on How do we love each other?
Source: Madmoizelle
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