The excitement was considerable Tuesday, when a man armed with a kitchen knife, presented himself at the exit of the Institution of the Holy Spirit, a private and Catholic school complex located in the Saint-Jean district, in Beauvais.
Controlled by parents of students until the arrival of the police, Alban, a 42-year-old Beauvaisian, appeared this Friday before the Beauvais correctional court.
Those who hoped to find out the reasons for his act left disappointed.
At the bar, as during his custody, the defendant explained "having no memory of the events that took place on Tuesday".
Diagnosed with schizophrenia, the man is monitored in psychiatry at the Clermont-Fitz-James CHI.
"My client has nothing to do in prison"
On his own, he decided to stop his treatment in September, which resulted in him plunging into excessive alcohol consumption.
At the time of the incident on Tuesday, witnesses and police all reported that the man was severely intoxicated.
Faced with the seriousness of the acts, the prosecutor requested a two-year suspended prison sentence.
Me Risbourg, defense lawyer, highlighted the psychiatric condition of her client and his clean criminal record.
“When justice meets schizophrenia, it gives a night in prison for nothing, she regrets.
My client has nothing to do in prison, he just needs to be treated.
The court heard the lawyer's request and sentenced Alban, found guilty, to ten months in prison with probationary suspension and compulsory treatment.