Overview
- The Court of Assizes of Maine-et-Loire on Friday sentenced the 36-year-old to life imprisonment for fatally stabbing three young men in July 2022.
- The prosecutor had sought the maximum penalty, characterizing the killings as premeditated vengeance and noting he also tried to kill three others.
- According to the case record, he harassed young women while heavily intoxicated, left after an altercation, then returned about an hour later with a 20 cm knife and struck only vital areas.
- The court acknowledged an alteration of his discernment at the time of the crimes but declined any sentence reduction, setting a 22-year minimum term before possible parole.
- The retrial followed an October 2025 adjournment caused by a rare procedural error, and the case highlighted criticism of the lack of an arrest after the initial incident.