The trial of the ex-companion of Julie Douib, accused of having murdered her in Ile Rousse, in Haute-Corse, in March 2019, opened Thursday in Bastia.
This feminicide had aroused a large mobilization, leading to the opening of the Grenelle against violence against women.
Follow the hearings live with Europe 1.
Bruno Garcia-Cruciani, shaved hair, wearing a black long-sleeved t-shirt, is nervous.
In front of him in the courtroom stands the family of the victim, civil party.
The father swallows back his tears, the brother takes notes.
The mother nods in denial when the president reminds jurors that doubt benefits the accused.
The trial of the ex-companion of Julie Douib, accused of having murdered her in Ile Rousse, in Haute-Corse, in March 2019, opened Thursday in Bastia.
Thirtieth femicide out of 146 counted that year, this femicide had aroused great emotion in France and resulted in the organization of the Grenelle Violence Against Women.
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The 44-year-old man is accused of shooting Julie Douib, from whom he had been separated for six months.
In the months leading up to his death, she had filed several complaints and complaints against him.
But Bruno Garcia-Cruciani's lawyer does not want this hearing to be the trial of violence against women, just the trial of his client.
"I am waiting for him to be judged normally, simply, that he does not pay for all these crimes committed against women in France," he explains at the microphone of Europe 1.
The accused denies the premeditation
During the investigation, the accused admitted having come to the home of his ex-partner, with whom he had two sons, and shot him before going to the gendarmes.
If he asserts that his act was not premeditated, the investigating judge who referred him to the Assize Court for assassination assures the contrary, noting in particular that Bruno Garcia-Cruciani had in particular researched the internet with the keywords "sentence for homicide with a weapon" and "move to Thailand".
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During the hearing, the President questioned him again. "I summarized your statements. You confirm your position? You say 'I was planning to go to the shooting range, finally I changed my mind. I went with a gun to my ex, I took it out for the 'impress. I fired the first time out of panic, without being sure I had touched it.' For the rest, you always mentioned a black hole. " The accused stands up and replies: "That's it, madam". He faces life imprisonment.