"
We did not discuss the merits of the case, but all the details of the investigation were passed to the legal scalpel
", explains to
Figaro
Me Alexandre Novion, the lawyer of Christophe Ellul, indicted for homicide involuntary as part of the investigation into the death of his partner, Elisa Pilarski.
The body of the young woman, then six months pregnant, was found in November 2019 in the forest of Retz, in the Aisne.
She had succumbed to her injuries following "
several dog bites to the upper and lower limbs as well as to the head
."
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While everything seems to overwhelm Christophe Ellul's dog, the defendant's lawyer pleaded in camera on Friday May 14 before the Amiens investigative chamber in order to obtain the nullity of Curtis' DNA and behavioral expertise, but also that of the designation of the examining magistrate.
A rare procedure, which would de facto result in the cancellation of all investigative acts carried out by the magistrate in the Pilarski case.
For Christophe Ellul, it was "
an important step, but not a final showdown
", underlines his lawyer.
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“
We looked at the exhibits and the report point by point. The details on the DNA being segmented into several reports, we therefore asked, on the one hand, for additional expertise, and, on the other, the cancellation of certain parts,
”explains Me Novion. Asked about the large number of appeals filed in this case and the substantial sums spent by the courts for the multiple expertises and second opinions, Me Novion stresses that "
if Christophe Ellul knew the truth, he would not seek as much to promote these acts and second opinions
”. “
We don't want to give the impression that we are slaved to a track, a predetermined hypothesis. We try to open other doors, we are not supporters ofa ready-made truth
», He affirmed. The investigating chamber is due to render its decision on July 23.
