Luca Mariani, the former hope of Castres Olympique Rugby Club (Tarn), was sentenced by Tarn Assize Court on Wednesday to 10 years in prison for setting up a trap and beating his rival in a jealous love affair. On the night of May 16-17, 2019, a rugby player ambushed a young man who was visiting his girlfriend in Albi. Pretending to be him, he had an appointment with her at night and hit her on the head with a liquor bottle, then fled after passersby intervened. The severely injured person remained in a coma for five days.
Today, at the age of 22, the young man still suffers from the neurological effects of memory loss, speech difficulties and has been declared 25% disabled. During the trial, the 23-year-old accused accepted the accusation several times in tears and asked for forgiveness. But he always denied the intent and premeditation of the murder. Attorney General Sarah Gonzalves assessed that the act was premeditated and requested a 10 to 12 year criminal sentence against him. Judgment that does not sustain premeditation.satisfactionIn this sense, Laurent Bogue, one of Luca Mariani’s lawyers, was happy.
“As he has maintained for many years, he never participated in an approach that was intended to prepare the victim for murder.“, he reiterates. The penalty “commensurate with the violence of this assault and somewhat mitigated by the accused’s young ageAlexander Martin, one of the victim’s lawyers, comments.
Source: Le Figaro
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