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Foot: again three years in prison required against Tony Vairelles after his appeal

2023-05-04T11:04:11.483Z


LE SCAN SPORT – The former professional footballer was tried on appeal this Thursday in Nancy for acts of violence at the exit of a nightclub in 2011.


Three years in prison were required Thursday in Nancy against former footballer Tony Vairelles, tried on appeal since Tuesday with three of his brothers for violence at the exit of a nightclub in 2011, the same sentence as that pronounced on his trial at first instance.

The Deputy Attorney General, Bernard Marchal, requested the same sentences as at first instance for all the protagonists: one to three years in prison for the Vairelles brothers, and three to four months suspended imprisonment for the three security guards from the nightclub.

“At

least two shooters acted

Without omitting the “

physical and professional after-effects

” of each other, the prosecution has endeavored to underline “

the certainties of the file

”.

Either "

three people injured by bullet in a very short period of time

": Carlos Di Napoli was shot in the stomach, his brother Baldassare two bullets in the hands, and their colleague Peter Gerdum was injured in the thigh.

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"

We know that it was during the clash between the Vairelles brothers and the Di Napoli brothers that the bullets were fired, there is no doubt,

" said Bernard Marchal.

The Vairelles clan puts forward the thesis “

of a mysterious shooter, who would have defended them without anyone seeing him?

“, asks Mr. Marchal again.

No weapon was found at the scene.

However, we know, due to the caliber of the bullets found, that at least two shooters acted

, ”he adds.

The Vairelles have a "brawler" personality

Highlighting the personalities of the various protagonists, "

brawlers

" for the Vairelles "

according to the comments reported by certain members of their family

", and opposite "

security agents, who in 15 years of work have never had a single condemnation

", the prosecution concludes that the first have for "

mode of operation a clannish behavior

", which led them to do "

private justice

" on the security guards.

Tony Vairelles and his brothers were accused of having opened fire and injured the three guards in the parking lot of a nightclub in Essey-lès-Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle) in October 2011. The former player has always proclaimed his innocence.

Imprisoned for five months at the start of the investigation, he was sentenced at first instance, in May 2022, for "

violence in a meeting, with premeditation and with a weapon

" to five years in prison, two of which were suspended.

Source: lefigaro

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