Mathieu Danel, a 26-year-old man sentenced on January 18 by the Gard Assize Court to life imprisonment for the murder of a 39-year-old woman, appealed this decision, learned
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this Friday by his lawyer, Me Jérôme Arnal.
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In its verdict - life imprisonment with a security period of 22 years - the court had pointed to "
an extremely worrying level of dangerousness
".
During his requisitions, the Advocate General had described the accused as "
a time bomb who should not have the opportunity to start again
".
17 stab wounds in vital areas
On June 19, 2018, Mathieu Danel hitchhiked Claire Reynier, a 39-year-old interpreter guide, near Sommières (Gard).
After having dined in a pizzeria with her, Mathieu Danel had stabbed her with incredible violence 17 times in vital areas (the head, the throat, the thorax and the heart), using a dagger previously left In his car.
Driven by murderous desires for several years, he had admitted from his police custody to having acted to find out "
what feelings it gives to take life
".
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The young man, with mid-length brown hair neatly combed to the side, repeated his remarks throughout the trial with absolutely stunning coldness.
The accused addressed the victim's sister in particular in these terms:
“I prefer to be frank with you.
I know I should be overwhelmed with what I did.
I know how awful it is and I know I should regret it bitterly.
I regret that this is not the case.
There's something wrong with me."
