The Chambéry Court of Appeal released a man prosecuted for harassment after the defenestration of his companion in 2016, confirming a first instance decision, AFP learned on Wednesday (October 14th).
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The criminal court, in its decision of June 2020, had made "
an exact assessment
" of the facts, the court said.
"
The root causes of the suicide of the young woman remain forever unknown
", according to the magistrates, who specify in particular, in their judgment of fifteen pages consulted by AFP, that "
the expression of a will to break a love bond clearly cannot be equated with an act of harassment
”.
No “harassment” over time
On February 12, 2016, in Chambéry (Savoie), the 23-year-old young woman, considered by many to be naïve and easily influenced, defeated herself from her companion's apartment, located on the second floor of a building in the city center. , when he had just announced his desire to break up. The couple's relationship had lasted just five months. The day before the incident, she had spent the evening with her ex-boyfriend, whom she had kissed. Her companion then tried to reach her on numerous occasions by telephone, leaving her "
psychologically violent
"
messages
, admits the court. However, during the investigation, it was not shown "
a long-term repetition of harassing behavior
»Likely to cause a deterioration in the living conditions of the young woman, affecting her health.
The court thus takes up the arguments of the Criminal Court of Chambéry which, in June 2020, had considered that the causal link between the words and the behavior of the man, and the deterioration of the psychic state of the young woman does not could be characterized in a direct and certain manner, as required by law.
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The Chambéry public prosecutor's office appealed after the first instance decision.
But the general prosecutor's office of Chambéry had said, during the appeal trial on September 15, "
unable to demonstrate the existence of an offense
", without explicitly requesting an acquittal.