On Thursday, October 22, a man, who was absent from the hearing, was sentenced to six months imprisonment to get stabbed his cousin, at the end of April, in Colombier. The cause: the path separating their properties.
Neighborhood disputes over land ownership are not uncommon in Saint-Martin. But this one took a particularly violent turn. C., the victim, was riding a scooter on a path bordering the properties of the two families, when T., his cousin, stabbed him in the lower abdomen. The latter had stored cinder blocks on this passagepreventing C. from moving around freely.
The argument broke out when the victim moved the blocks to be able to passAccording to the evidence presented at the hearing, T. then arrived, stabbed his cousin before... to leave as if nothing had happenedit.
When the police arrived, the victim was in an ambulance. His injury, which was lengthy...about five centimeters, led to a total incapacity for work for one day.
During the proceedings, the defendant recognized the stabbingclaiming he wanted to defend himself after C. moved the cinder blocks. Already convicted of violence in 2023he was in state of recidivism and was not present at the hearing to explain himself.
The prosecution requested an eight-month prison sentence, emphasizing the seriousness of the offenses and the disproportionate reaction of the defendantThe court ultimately sentenced him to six months imprisonmentHe will also have to pay the victim 1000 euros for moral damages et 500 euros for aesthetic damage. _DR
