Three students at Thiers high school in Marseille are on trial this Friday. One of them is being prosecuted for acts of cruelty resulting in the death of an animal.
The other two are prosecuted for having filmed the scene and the third for having broadcast it on social networks. The judge of the Marseille Criminal Court refused to approve the proposed sentences, considering that “given the nature of the facts and the diversity of the complainants, a criminal hearing is necessary” The young person who ate the mouse had a blood alcohol level of 1, 75 g on the evening of the incident. The images sparked an outcry, particularly among animal rights associations, who described the proposed sentence as “insignificant” and ‘ridiculous’ The three accused were heard as part of a preliminary admission of guilt procedure (CRPC) in March. If this is accepted by the accused, it must then be approved in a public hearing by a judge. The lawyers of the two young people argued against this public trial.