For five days, she lived through a real ordeal.
A 31-year-old young woman was held with her 18-month-old baby at the home of her ex-companion - who is also the father of the child - from December 31 to January 4.
A case revealed by our colleagues from
Midi Libre
and confirmed in
Figaro
this Tuesday, January 11 by the prosecutor of the Republic of Montpellier, Fabrice Belargent.
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Moreover, contrary to what several media have been able to indicate, the young woman
“was not
kidnapped by the accused.
She went out at least once to take her daughter for a walk.
She was free but under control
, ”reminds the magistrate.
It all started on December 31 with a call from this individual, from whom the young woman has been separated for more than six months, and who wants to spend some time with their little girl.
At first reluctant, given the violent nature of her ex and the repeated threats during and after their separation, the young woman ends up accepting.
She then went to her apartment located not far from the city of Paul-Valéry, in Montpellier.
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The door has not yet slammed behind her as the first knocks start to rain.
In his madness, the man goes so far as to sprinkle the young mother with a bottle filled with urine and which he likes to make her believe is acid by uncorking it.
Beaten, insulted and humiliated, the victim is also sexually assaulted several times a day.
"Taken by fear, she did not find the strength to push him away"
, explains the prosecutor.
Hence the qualification of sexual assault and not rape at this stage of the investigation.
“Today there is an exacerbation of violence in general, with a disconcerting ease in taking action.
It goes beyond domestic and intra-family violence and it is a national phenomenon.
"
Fabrice Belargent, public prosecutor of Montpellier, in post since July 2019.
On the fifth day, always with the aim of humiliating his ex-partner, the man cut her hair, "
over a length of about 40 centimeters
", specifies Fabrice Belargent.
He also allegedly threatened to attack their child.
It is this ultimate threat which would have completed convincing the young woman to prevent the emergency services by contacting 114 by SMS.
"
In truth she had already called the police at the beginning but she had not dared to say what was really going on and the police officers had not come on the spot"
, details the prosecutor.
25 year old author
Dispatched there, the police put an end to the torture of the victim and her daughter by arresting the accused. 25 years old and beneficiary of social housing made available by the communal social action center (CCAS), he was immediately taken into police custody. During his hearing, he
“globally”
admitted the facts with which he was accused except the forced nature of the sexual relations. Already known to the judicial services for acts of "
theft by ruse
", "
contempt
" or even "
carrying a prohibited weapon
", the suspect was presented to a judge and placed in pre-trial detention pending his trial. take place by March.
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The victim was seen by doctors and in particular a psychologist, who has not, at this stage, noted any symptoms of post-traumatic stress or vulnerability.
In July 2021 already, the police intervened at the home of this young woman after the respondent had tagged the door of her apartment with insults and threats.
While at least three marital murders have already been recorded since the start of 2022, Emmanuel Macron announced during a speech in Nice on the security theme the doubling in five years of the number of investigators dedicated to domestic violence .
That is 4000 investigators in 2027.
