Overview
- The trial of Mamadou Coulibaly, known as Doums, opened Monday, June 29 at the Tribunal des Batignolles in Paris on charges of "violences habituelles" alleged to have occurred between 2017 and 2024.
- Prosecutors say the accusations include acts that caused an incapacity to work greater than eight days, a threshold that increases the seriousness of the charges under French law.
- The hearing was held partly in private to protect the dignity of the parties and reporters say the indictment lists specific allegations such as blows to the face, hair pulling, threats, and other repeated violence.
- The case arrives after a string of prior complaints, a reported 2019 public-assault complaint, a 2024 protection order, Exarchopoulos being heard by investigators in autumn 2025, and a January 2026 garde à vue for the allegations.
- Doums was recently given an eight-month suspended prison sentence in February 2026 for violence against a different partner and the recidivism label in this trial could increase his exposure to stiffer penalties while keeping focus on victim protection and the human impact on the family involved.