A man sentenced Monday in Lons-le-Saunier to 12 years’ imprisonment for blinding his ex-partner with a fork had previously escaped from Dijon prison in late November, before being quickly rearrested.
“For a victim who will live with only one eye for her entire life and will have to undergo repeated operations, the sentence, whatever its quantum, does not repair anything, but the fact that he was convicted has appeased her,” declared Me Marjorie Weiermann, the lawyer of the ex-partner.
The 32-year-old man, who had been appearing before the Jura criminal court since Friday, was found guilty of habitual violence resulting in permanent disability for his spouse. He was acquitted of threats against his spouse for which he was also tried.
Parental Rights Stripped,Weapon Ban Imposed
Along with the 12-year sentence,the court ordered the total withdrawal of his parental authority and a five-year ban on carrying a weapon. The attorney general had requested 18 years of imprisonment, noting the accused “continued to say that it was an accident” and “that he was not violent”, according to Mr. Weiermann.
The 30-year-old was in pre-trial detention for domestic violence when he escaped on November 27 with another detainee. He was arrested just 24 hours after his escape in the bar of a village in Saône-et-Loire.
His former partner experienced “tremendous stress” during the escape, explained her lawyer.”The gendarmes looked for her at her workplace, took her to pick up her two-year-old child, and accompanied them to an undisclosed location.”
The two inmates escaped from the Dijon remand center after sawing the bars of their respective cells using a hacksaw blade, likely delivered by drone. They then used sheets to descend from the prison. The second escapee, aged 19, was arrested in Marseille after three weeks on the run.
