• The former wife of the terrorist, driving the truck on the evening of July 14, 2016 on the Promenade des Anglais, will ultimately not be heard at the trial of the Nice attack.

  • Psychiatric analyzes concluded that the young woman was not in a condition to testify and the president of the assize court will not ask for a second opinion.

His word was expected.

She could have enlightened the Paris Assize Court on the very troubled personality of Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel.

But the former wife of the terrorist, driving the truck on the evening of July 14, 2016 on the Promenade des Anglais, will ultimately not be heard at the trial of the Nice attack.

Psychiatric analyzes concluded that the young woman was in no condition to testify.

And President Laurent Raviot announced on Tuesday that he would not ask for a second opinion, reports France 3 Côte d'Azur.

According to the judge, quoted by the media, the one who is also the first cousin of the main suspect killed in the attack has been closely followed since 2016. Helped by "heavy drug treatment", she has already benefited from 204 psychiatric consultations.



“Risk of decompensation”

An expertise commissioned by the court led to the same conclusions as those presented before the start of the trial.

Her presence at the hearing could have led to "a risk of decompensation of her psychotic disorders jeopardizing the follow-up" of the three children she had with the terrorist.

His statements to the investigators, on the other hand, should be read during the trial.

And they are chilling.

“He loved evil.

He liked to burn me with straws, he kicked me on the head because he wanted to see the blood flow.

He was a monster, even the devil was inspired by him, ”she explained in particular.

The 30-year-old, who had started divorce proceedings, had filed a complaint against Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel twice, in 2011 and 2014.

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