His guilt was indisputable, his will to kill much less. While appearing for murder before the Hauts-de-Seine assize court, Amin B., 34, was finally found guilty of assault and battery leading to death without intention to give it, on Tuesday. A reclassification which does not prevent the accused from receiving the maximum sentence, that is 15 years of criminal imprisonment.
"The sentence is heavy but it is a good decision with regard to the reclassification, observes Me Pauline Rainaut, who defended the accused alongside Me Hélène Boulet. Finally, our client has been heard. "
Because if he quickly recognized having hit Fernando Anselmo several times, on January 13, 2018, in a street in Puteaux, Amin B. always denied having wanted to kill him. "He died under my blows, yes, he still admitted during the last hours of his trial on Monday. But I had no intention of killing him. "
No reason given in four days of trial
This version, medical expertises partially accredit it. One of them reveals that the serious fatal head injury to Fernando Anselmo came from his fall backwards and not from the blows received when he was on the ground.
"My client had no reason to want the death of Mr. Anselmo, he has no motive," noted Pauline Rainaut, during his oral argument. They meet quite by chance in the street, they greet each other and two minutes later, he would have wanted to kill him? "
No passive seemed to oppose the two men who, without being friends, knew each other by sight, used to frequenting the same small neighborhood bars. And despite four days of trial, no one can explain the origin of the fatal assault to Fernando Anselmo.
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"We will never know what caused this terrible aggression on the part of the accused," regretted the Advocate General, who had claimed 20 years' imprisonment during his requisitions. We always wonder how and why we got there… ”