Overview
- Court‑appointed experts portrayed Braire as narcissistic and psychorigid, describing a pattern of coercive control and sudden outbursts.
- Braire acknowledged a night of violence in Morocco and said he struck his children for discipline, while denying rapes and acts of torture.
- His former partner testified that she was confined for a week in July 2022 and beaten nightly with an electrical cable before fleeing with their three children.
- Photos shown in court and a medical expert’s testimony detailed widespread hematomas and lesions described as deep and disabling.
- The trial in Pau is due to conclude Wednesday, with the 44‑year‑old facing up to 20 years in prison as investigators question his once‑publicized surf persona.