Auditioned before the Chambéry assizes on Monday, psychologists and psychiatrists who examined Nordahl Lelandais spoke of a man whose empathy is limited to his family and his Malinois dogs.
In their eyes, his emotion for Arthur Noyer or the little Maëlys is feigned.
It was an expected day, at the trial of the murder of Arthur Noyer: at the stand, expert psychologists and psychiatrists delivered, Monday, their conclusions as to the personality of Nordahl Lelandais, accused impenetrable.
And their opinion is clear: the 38-year-old former dog handler is, according to them, "free from guilt and shame".
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A feigned empathy for its victims
One of the psychiatrists who met Nordahl Lelandais in April 2018 explains having seen him cry several times.
But for Doctor Blachère, questioned by the court, the emotion of the accused for little Maëlys or for Arthur Noyer was feigned.
Not, on the other hand, that for the death of his dog Tyron: his empathy is limited to his family and his Malinois.
Initially, the man tried to pass for a madman who heard voices.
He explained that he saw something monstrous in Arthur Noyer's gaze, like a hallucination.
But psychiatric experts gave it no credit.
The motives for the corporal's murder therefore remain unknown, as the accused refuses to explain himself.
"An angry or sadistic act", asks one of the experts?
Without giving an answer.
Thrills to fill a void
But for him, one thing is certain: the accused is looking for thrills, to fill a void and forget his failures.
"If I had known that by repeating the fourth, I would have had to consult a psychiatrist, I would have done it", quips Nordahl Lelandais.
For psychiatrists, the accused, described as a liar and manipulator, does not however hide the truth in an attempt to reduce his sentence but as a protective mechanism: he risks going too badly if he delivers too many elements.