Vosges: the raven was the husband of the outgoing mayor

Thirteen inhabitants of Fontenay, a village in the Vosges near Lépanges-sur-Vologne, the epicenter of the Grégory affair, filed a complaint after receiving anonymous letters whose author, the husband of the former mayor, was confused, corroborating sources indicate Saturday.

The letters, sent in three waves before and after the first round of municipal elections as well as at the end of April, did not target anyone by name but some mentioned "the first three letters" of the first names of children of the village, explains Jérôme Poifoulot, mayor since June of this year. commune of 500 souls, itself recipient of letters.

A total of 18 people, including several from his electoral list, received it, he said.

The first, signed "The witch who loves you all", speaks of children as "little idiots" or "consanguineous", according to extracts unveiled by

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She also praises the municipal action of the outgoing mayor, who was not present.

"Will it be necessary that these failures suffer an unfortunate accident, that the justified revenge of certain other inhabitants causes some damage in their families so that things become calmer ?????", asks the crow again.

Their author turned out to be the husband of the former mayor, confused by his handwriting: he had written the addresses on the envelopes by hand, according to a source close to the file.

Placed in custody at the Bruyères gendarmerie, he admitted the facts.

"He was upset, tired and worried"

For his lawyer, Me Alain Bégel, these missives mix "electoral tract" and "love letter" to the glory of his wife.

They were written "in a particular context", marked by the Covid and incivility in the village and at his client's, whose car tires had been punctured.

"He was exhausted, tired and worried," insists Me Bégel, who rejects any criminal offense.

"The facts constitute many offenses", considers on the contrary Me Gérard Welzer, the lawyer of the plaintiffs.

"We will take a decision in the course of the next week" to possibly initiate proceedings for "threats and harassment", indicated the public prosecutor of Epinal, Nicolas Heitz.

"In the Vosges, anonymous letters are always something special", notes Jérôme Poifoulot, with reference to the Grégory affair: his village is only about fifteen kilometers from Lépanges-sur-Vologne, epicenter of this news item of which neither the "crow" nor the murderer have been identified, 26 years after the events.

"This comparison is hogwash", loose Me Bégel, according to which "the plaintiffs seek to promote this affair".