Le Figaro Nice
Nothing suggested that on this summer day in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes), Mathieu B., a 45-year-old man with an ordinary physique, married and father of two children, would attack with such determination to a doctor who came to check the relevance of his sick leave.
This August 9, Doctor Jean-Yves Ollivier, 80 years old, was beaten and insulted after declaring that this surveyor's work stoppage was unjustified.
On Monday, the defendant was sentenced for “aggravated violence” to six months in prison suspended for three years and 4,500 euros in damages.
The image of the disfigured octogenarian, swollen, blue arches and bloody face, reflected the scene of violence which had taken place in the middle of the street.
Seven stitches, bandages on his face and hand and pain in his ribs had accompanied the Nice doctor for several days, at the same time as he made a series of media appearances to recount this attack.
“He was so fierce on me that he could have killed me
,” he insisted with seriousness and emotion.
The local political class was even moved.
Postponed on August 14, the hearing was held on Monday before a single judge at the Nice court.
A period of time was granted to carry out a psychological assessment.
This concluded that Mathieu B. had impaired discernment and had depressive disorders, who was in deep conflict with his employer.
“I don’t understand what happened to me, I’ve never broken down to this extent
,” he stammered, clinging to the bar.
“When you are 80 years old, there are punches that kill
,” the president, Mohamed Belbachir, coldly retorted.
“I am not a saint, but what happened is not me,”
added the defendant.
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"Water drop"
The visit of Doctor Jean-Yves Ollivier appeared to be "
the straw that broke the camel's back and it is unfortunate"
, summarized Me Vincent, lawyer for the Departmental Order of Physicians, a civil party.
Doctor Ollivier's counsel insisted, in addition to the physical damage, on the moral damage, relying on the words of a witness.
Already leaving the building located in the city center of Nice bleeding, the octogenarian was chased by Mathieu B., even tearing his shirt before a second round of blows.
This passerby then intervened,
“but he continued to want to fight
,” insisted Mr. Steve Grassi, emphasizing
“a total dehumanization of the doctor
. ”
In these facts, the prosecution saw
“a selective memory”
and an
“aspect of punishment”
on the part of Mathieu B. and requested 12 months in prison with a two-year reprieve, accompanied by 70 hours of community service.
“Through the doctor, the entire society is targeted
,” added prosecutor Marina Uman.
The two defense lawyers did not deny the acts of violence, even if Me Carole Biot-Stuart described Jean-Yves Ollivier's presentation as
“outrageous and disproportionate”
.
Moreover, they were surprised by the absence of the doctor at the trial,
“who prefers the CNews set and that of Hanouna”
, added Me Sylvain Cornier.
Jean-Yves Ollivier responded to numerous requests to tell his story which had appealed even beyond the Côte d'Azur.
“The doctor is excellent in his victimization
,” launched Me Biot-Stuart.
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“Bounty Hunter” in Mediverif
They then put forward
“the panic attack”
in which Mathieu B. was, the situation of
“harassment”
which he was undergoing with a fourth check of his sick leave in just a few days while certificates attested to his current fragility.
“He felt hunted
,” the lawyer further underlined.
She also targeted the company “Mediverif” for which the Nice doctor worked, in addition to his consultations in his office to the west of the Riviera capital, all this despite his age but with an intact passion for his profession, as he says. related.
“It’s the job of a bounty hunter, not that of a doctor
,” pointed out the defense.
“I will not accept excuses because he wanted to settle my score
,” the doctor insisted this summer.
He was annoyed by
“lax justice”
because of the dismissal.
“Being angry is not an illness,”
he said.
However, it was with words of forgiveness that Mathieu B. tried to attenuate the court's decision.
With these six months
“over your head”
, insisted the president, the forty-year-old has an obligation to continue psychiatric care.
The doctor has since equipped his office with a video surveillance camera and the municipality has offered him an alert button allowing him to contact the municipal police.
He had filed another complaint for numerous online threats.