The case shakes the world of sport and beyond.
Accused of physical violence on his companion Margaux Pinot, on the night of Saturday 27 to Sunday 28 November, the judo coach Alain Schmitt was released in immediate appearance by the three magistrates of the court of Bobigny, who considered "not to have enough evidence of guilt ”.
The prosecution appealed.
Since then, the two protagonists have moved the debate to the media and each organized a press conference this Thursday to show their injuries and expose very different versions of the facts.
Even if the world of judo and sport in general, shocked by the release, totally sided with the complainant.
During the night from Saturday to Sunday, I was the victim of an assault at my home by my companion and trainer.
I was insulted, punched,
my head hit the ground several times.
And finally strangled.
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- Margaux Pinot (@ MargauxPinot2) December 1, 2021
The Minister Delegate for Sports, in person, gave her support to Margaux Pinot, who confided in our columns to have "come close to death, both sounded and aware of what was happening" and to have owed her salvation only to its ability to take refuge with neighbors.
"Considering the procedure which is in progress and the independence of justice, in my position of Minister I cannot express myself on the procedure which is in progress", declared Roxana Maracineanu, who says however "in support of Margaux who, for me, is clearly a victim in what happened.
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