The hearing of Cédric Jubillar began on October 15 but, faced with the many gray areas that persist around the disappearance of Delphine Jubillar, the investigating judges had decided to continue the interrogation three weeks later, this Friday. December 3.
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If the first part focused on the relations that Cédric Jubillar had with his missing wife, this second day before the judges should be centered on "
the schedule of the members of the Jubillar family
" as well as on the day of the tragedy, indicated au
Figaro
Me Jean-Baptiste Alary, the main suspect's lawyer.
According to our information, as on October 15, the hearing should last all day, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The testimony of the couple's child at the center of questions
The questions that will be put to Cédric Jubillar should in particular make it possible to compare his version of the facts with that of the couple's son, Louis, 7, who was heard by the magistrates on Friday, November 26.
Cédric Jubillar's lawyer lamented to Le
Figaro
that "
the child was not auditioned earlier
" and said he was "taken
aback by the fact that it takes a year to hear the one who has become, by force of things, a key witness
”.
The couple's son is indeed, according to the criminal lawyer, at the heart of the investigations, the latter being the last to have seen Delphine Jubillar alive.
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For investigators, apprehending the testimony of young Louis was not an easy task. It was necessary "
to sort through his memories
", whose "
chronological benchmarks are sometimes vague, as is the case for most children of 7 years
", noted with the
Figaro
Me Alary. Especially since the child's statements have varied over time. When Louis is heard for the first time on December 16, 2020, the day after his mother's disappearance, the child told investigators that he had heard nothing on the evening of the tragedy. However, during a second hearing on January 22, Louis claimed to have heard his parents arguing and declaring that they were going to separate. Friday November 26,he mentioned "
bad words
»That his parents would have pronounced, according to
La Dépêche
.
He also said he witnessed many arguments between his parents.
Apart from the child's testimony, Cédric Jubillar should also be questioned about his schedule on the day of his wife's disappearance.
Once the gendarmes were alerted, the plaster painter had indicated having spent the evening on his phone playing "Games of Thrones", surfing on a dating application and chatting with one of Delphine Jubillar's best friends.
"
But that does not make him a criminal,
" warns his lawyer, who hopes that "
this time, Cédric Jubillar will be questioned about what he is specifically accused of
".