A 63-year-old retiree, never convicted in the past, appeared - free - before the Meaux criminal court on Wednesday for threats of death. “I will kill you and I will kill myself afterwards”: particularly distressing words for this resident of Saint-Fiacre, who heard them on Valentine’s Day.

The court handed down a five-month prison sentence, suspended on probation, for death threats and unauthorized possession of a weapon. The retiree is prohibited from appearing at home, from coming into contact with the victim and from possessing a weapon for five years.