A year after her murder, the memory of Alexia Daval evoked during a Mass

At the request of her parents, the memory of Alexia Daval was evoked during the Mass that took place in the basilica of Gray, Haute-Saone. On October 30, 2017, the body of the young woman was found partially calcined in a wood.

One year after the murder of Alexia Daval, the priest of the basilica of Gray (Haute-Saone), evoked this Sunday, November 4 the memory of the young woman, in front of his parents whose "life is exposed to the passers-by unceremoniously" .

Faces closed, the father and mother of Alexia Daval, whose husband Jonathann is the number one suspect of his murder, sat in the second row of the basilica, alongside some 200 people for the Sunday mass.

The name of Alexia added to the intentions of mass

At the request of the young woman's parents, Father Laurent Bretillot, who had delivered the homily at Alexia's funeral on November 8, added Alexia's name to the Mass intentions, and then addressed Isabelle. and Jean-Pierre Fouillot. "For a year now, Alexia's family has been listening, in front of the deafening noises. They asked us to accompany them in a simple mass. For a year, your life has been exposed to passers -by, "he said.

At the end of the ceremony, Alexia's parents came out of the basilica without saying a word, eyes reddened.

Alexia's sister and her husband, Grégory Gay, who live in Paris, were not present during Sunday Mass.

Confrontations planned by the end of 2018

Jonathann Daval reported the disappearance of his wife on October 28, 2017. The partially burned body of Alexia was found in a wood, not far from Gray, two days later. At the funeral of the young woman and a white march, her husband appeared collapsed, supported by his in-laws. Arrested in late January, he confessed to strangling his wife during a dispute, is incarcerated and indicted for "murder on spouse . " But at the end of June, he retracts and accuses his brother-in-law of being the author of the crime.

Confrontations between Jonathann Daval, Alexia's parents, brother-in-law and sister are expected to take place by the end of the year.