Stabbed without gravity in the morning. Then beaten up in the evening. Here is the confinement Wednesday experienced by Leila ( note: the first names have been changed ), 37, who lives in Pantin (Seine-Saint-Denis). Her husband, 39, told police that she had contracted the coronavirus just over two weeks ago. Despite his wife's complaint of gun violence, he was able to leave the police station once again. And it could have been too much for the victim in the evening. She was assaulted again on the way home.
"I told my client that she could be quiet, that her husband would probably not be out until the next day," insists Me. Nacera Belkacem. At the very least, I expected to be warned if this was not the case… ”
Several suicide attempts
The story between the two protagonists begins six years ago. Leila, Algerian settles in Walid's apartment in Pantin. A few months later, they get married. They have two children now aged 3 years and 8 months. But quickly relations deteriorate between the spouses. "He thought he had all power over her because, according to him, she owes him his ten-year residence permit," supports Me Nacera Belkacem. My client made several suicide attempts. "
During the summer of 2019, Walid leaves the marital home and returns to his parents in another district of the town. But he keeps the keys and returns regularly to his wife. On February 2, Leila is severely beaten. The doctor prescribed seven days of ITT. She files a complaint, changes the lock and starts a procedure to regularize the custody of the children, in order also to obtain the allocation of family accommodation.
Threatening messages on Facebook
Containment begins. But Leila's ordeal is not over. Walid regularly posts threatening messages on Facebook: "Knock, I'm going to come and pay you." The mother is so afraid that she no longer dares to live alone with her children.
And, Wednesday, it's 9 a.m. It rings the doorbell. Leila's friend, present with her, opens the door. She defends herself against the violent husband. But she is jostled, put on the ground and thrown outside. Walid closes the door and rushes towards Leila, whom he strangles. He grabbed a small knife and touched his wife three times on the stomach. Protected by her bathrobe, she is only slightly injured. The neighbors alert the police. But Walid has already fled.
Shortly afterwards, he went to the police station himself to say that his wife refused to present his children to him and that he was struck by Leila's friend. The doctor examines the friend of Leila and Walid who both have 3 days of ITT. "Like the previous times, sighs the representative of Leila. He files a complaint every time we file a complaint. But when I set up tours, he didn't come. And he pays no aid, no pension. When contacted, a neighbor testified: "This woman lives in terror, it can be felt. It is under control. "
"His state of health declared incompatible with police custody"
Heard by the police, Walid recalls his diabetes problems and announces that he contracted Covid-19 almost two weeks ago. The instruction is then given to release it. "He was on the threshold of a diabetic coma, his state of health was declared incompatible with police custody," said the prosecutor at Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis). However, he was able to go home by himself around 7 p.m.
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For his part, his wife took refuge with a friend before going home. It is a little after 8pm, in her hall, she is attacked. Punches that leave her groggy. "She called me in disaster telling me that she had not been able to see her attacker but that she had just received threatening messages that she was sure it was from him," says the lawyer. Leila who this time has 6 days of ITT. On Thursday Walid came back to indulge. He spent 24 hours in police custody. But this Friday, he came out again. "Without any prosecution for the moment with regard to the complexity of the case," strangles Leila's lawyer.