Without the accused at the bar, a trial opened Monday, January 25 at the Assize Court of Savoy.
An Italian is tried for "
repeated murder
" on his ex-French partner in 2017, reports
the Dauphine Libéré
.
But he refuses to appear.
Thirty years earlier, he had committed the first murder of his then-wife, in Turin, Italy.
He was sentenced to 7 years in prison and was released on day parole after three years in prison.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017, Rita, a 58-year-old woman, is murdered by her ex-companion, Alberto, in the early morning, in Montmélian, in Savoie.
He kills her with several bullets as she walks to work.
Since 2015, this mother of 2 children has been employed in a coach company.
From November 2014 to November 2016, Rita had a romantic relationship with Alberto, a 59-year-old Italian truck driver.
The man first lives near Modane, at the gates of the Italian border, then settles in Rita's apartment.
But this married life deteriorates rapidly, due to Alberto's verbal and psychological violence against him.
According to the lawyer for the civil parties, Maitre Gwladys Varinard, “
Rita is afraid and takes refuge with her daughter in 2016. She also expresses her difficulties to her work colleagues, but does not file a complaint.
»Alberto does not accept this rupture and harasses his ex-partner on a daily basis.
Before taking action this Wednesday in 2017, he sends a macabre message to the victim's daughter: “
Rita and Alberto.
Same age, same A + blood type.
Together forever.
"
After firing four deadly bullets at Rita, Alberto turns the gun on him and attempts to kill himself.
Hospitalized, he survives his injuries and is taken into custody.
He immediately recognizes the homicide with premeditation: the fifty-something had obtained a weapon in Turin because he had decided to die with "
his Rita
".
Alberto is initially indicted for murder.
“
It's a crime of possession.
Even if there was no physical violence, this woman was in danger,
”notes the lawyer for the civil parties.
The first murder of an ex-girlfriend in 1988
However, the gendarmes then discover over the course of the investigation that the Italian accused was already sentenced in 1991 to 7 years' imprisonment, by the Turin Assize Court of Appeal, for the murder of a former companion. .
He couldn't stand her refusing his marriage proposal.
This is the reason why, after this second murder, the accused was sent back to the Assize Court of Savoy for "
repeated murder."
"
Monday January 25, for the first day of the trial, another ex-companion of Alberto describes "
a ladies' man, very charming in front of others, but in private life, a very angry man.
He also pressured to have sex.
Alberto has a split personality.
Alberto's only daughter was also heard for this first day of the trial.
According to
France-3 regions
, she learned of her father's violent behavior: "
he often screamed, insulted, has a strong character ... And he did not want to let his companions go
"
Tuesday, January 26 in the morning, the psychiatrist returned the conclusions of his expertise.
“
Alberto has an impaired discernment.
He is a narcissistic man, who had weaknesses in his childhood and in his love life. "
He is particularly traumatized to have lost his first wife to cancer, at the age of 25, according to the expert.
Finally, according to the psychologist, “
Alberto idealizes his relationships.
He can't stand separation.
He recognizes the facts, but does not accept them.
"Me Véronique Pigeon, his lawyer, affirms to respect the choice of his client, to be absent from his trial."
He did not want to be considered as a monster.
"
