He threatened nurses during confinement ... ordering them to move out. A 57-year-old man was tried on Thursday by the Bayonne court for "violence against a health professional without incapacity for work". He is suspected of having, on March 29, in full confinement and with the assistance of two other accomplices and neighbors, posted anonymous words addressed to three nurses living in the same residence.
"120 hours of community service and a three-month stay"
The messages, posted on car windshields, on mailboxes or even on the caregivers' doors, asked them to leave the premises "without asking or complaining" to avoid spreading the coronavirus in the vicinity. The public prosecutor requested 120 hours of community service (TIG), to be carried out within the Bayonne hospital center, accompanied by a three-month suspended sentence in the event of non-compliance with the sentence .
"Mediocrity, selfishness and cowardice"
According to the prosecution, "this is about mediocrity, selfishness and cowardice". If the first two accused, a couple, had recognized the facts and accepted the same sentence of TIG during an appearance on prior admission of guilt, the third suspect heard Thursday in Bayonne, denies his responsibility.
His lawyer, Philippe Gensse, pleaded for release, citing the lack of "material evidence" and in particular the absence of his client's fingerprints on said words. The decision was reserved for September 10.