Cruel cards of fate, that night in the very chic Club Barrière on the Champs-Élysées (8th arrondissement).
In the summer of 2020, a professional gambler died at the hands of a drunk, adrenaline-charged customer after losing his bet.
This man, Youssef, 33, appears from this Monday, January 29 before the Paris criminal court, for having, on August 22, 2020, committed violence resulting in death, under the influence of alcohol and accompanied by Racist Thoughts.
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His lawyer, Me Maxime Cavaillé, intends to plead in favor of self-defense.
“My client wanted nothing to happen that night, he never made contact with the victims and did not strike the first blows,” notes the council.
During the investigation, the defense pointed out that the gambling house had served him a little too much to drink to push him to spend his money.
She recalls that the thirty-year-old was angry because he felt like he was being tricked by the circle.
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