A sentence of twelve years of imprisonment, accompanied by seven years of sociojudicial follow-up was pronounced on Thursday March 13, by the tribunal for children of Bourgoin-Jallieu (Isère) against Valentin, now 17, who killed his parents of several balls in the head and burned their family home in Châteauvilain, Monday, November 27, 2023. Magistrates, childhood professionals, went slightly below the thirteen required in the morning by the prosecutor, the maximum incurred by Valentin.
The psychiatrists who examined him unanimously considered that his discernment was altered at the time of the facts, the adolescent suffering from an autistic disorder, associated with depression with psychotic symptoms. Admitted without discussion by the accusation, the alteration of discernment leads to an automatic reduction of a third of the maximum sentence – twenty years – likely to be pronounced against a minor found guilty of assassination. “What does it cost to program and execute both parents ?, asked the prosecutor. This pain must have a meaning. You have no choice but to be realistic ”had she added to the address of the court.
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