The trial of a 51-year-old man opens on Monday before the Drôme Assize Court and is due to last until Thursday.
The accused must answer for a murder committed on July 23, 2019 in Bourg-lès-Valence.
A second defendant, nephew of the fifty-year-old, is tried in his absence because he is still on the run, reports
Le Dauphiné Libéré
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The 41-year-old victim did not survive his injuries.
She had been stabbed several times, including a fatal blow to the heart.
The facts took place at the foot of a building, in front of witnesses.
He surrendered to the police
According to the information collected, a dispute had been simmering for a long time between these men, against the background of vehicle trading.
The 50-year-old allegedly stabbed while his nephew held the victim.
The first had surrendered to the police the day after the incident.
He was first indicted for murder and remanded in custody.
The facts have since been reclassified as murder.
The absent accused will be tried for murder.
The 50-year-old and his nephew risk respectively life imprisonment and thirty years of criminal imprisonment.
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