Kelly Laboire was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the death of her companion Valentin Delobel. The Isère Assize Court reclassified the facts from “ murder by spouse ” to “ intentional violence with a weapon resulting in death without intention of causing it ” The victim's family said they were relieved that self-defense was not ruled out.
The public prosecutor's office, like the accused, now has ten days to appeal the verdict. The couple lives confined in a mobile home lent by a relative after losing their job.