Europe 1 with AFP 10:02 a.m., January 12, 2023
On December 2, 2020, Morgan Keane, 25, was chopping wood on land he owned near the village of Calvignac when he was hit by a bullet fired by a hunter who mistook him for a wild boar. .
The death of Morgan Keane has become emblematic of the difficulties of cohabitation between hunters and other rural people, who are often opposed to this practice.
The hunter who killed the Franco-British Morgan Keane in the Lot in 2020 was sentenced Thursday by the Cahors Criminal Court to a two-year suspended prison sentence and a ban on hunting for life.
The director of the hunt during which the hunting accident occurred was given an 18-month suspended prison sentence and the withdrawal of his hunting license for 5 years.
The court followed the prosecutor's submissions on the length of the sentence, but did not order a prison sentence, although the public prosecutor had requested six months' imprisonment.
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The hunter said he was "sorry" for his gesture
On December 2, 2020, Morgan Keane, 25, was chopping wood on land he owned near the village of Calvignac when he was hit by a bullet fired by a hunter who mistook him for a wild boar. .
The death of Morgan Keane has become emblematic of the difficulties of cohabitation between hunters and other rural people, who are often opposed to this practice.
At the hearing on November 17, the 35-year-old hunter, "sorry" for his gesture, admitted that he had "not correctly identified the target".
The investigation revealed that he did not know the place, that he had been posted in a badly chosen place without having received the necessary safety instructions, and that several irregularities had been noted in the conduct of the search.