The Namur public prosecutor’s office on Thursday requested sentences of 10, 8 and 7 years against 3 young adults accused of extortion and assault and battery.
On October 11, 2021 in Namur, for a cultural reason, the 3 defendants, accompanied by 2 minors, stole the smartphone of a 15-year-old minor. They then took him to the citadel of Namur before giving him around fifty blows. foot, fist, elbow and knee, all over the body. The scene was filmed and posted on social media. The first defendant acknowledges the facts. The second admits having been present, but claims to have wanted to separate the main perpetrator and the victim, he says he regrets not having ended the scene. The last defendant claims to have arrived on the spot only after the scene of beatings.
Judgment September 5
The lawyer for the parents of the victim, who are civil parties, claims 1,500 euros on a provisional basis and requests the realization of an expertise, the young person suffering from an incapacity of more than 4 months. Counsel for the first defendant, against whom 10 years are required, requests an acquittal for the prevention of extortion and pleads a sentence of independent probation for that of assault and battery. The lawyer of the second, against whom the parquet floor requires 7 years of prison, pleads the acquittal for the two preventions. 8 years are required against the last speaker, his lawyer pleads a sentence accompanied by a suspended sentence for what exceeds the preventive detention already carried out. Judgment September 5.
RECALL OF FACTS
On October 19, the arrest warrants for two individuals were extended for a month following the violent attack on a teenager last week in Namur, the Namur public prosecutor’s office had indicated.
The facts took place Monday at the end of the day avenue Jean 1er, on the site of the Citadel. The victim notably received numerous blows to the face and had to be hospitalized. The conflict would have arisen following a romantic relationship according to several media.
Four suspects were arrested, including a minor. They are charged with extortion and premeditated assault and battery. Other minors would also be involved, but the prosecution does not yet wish to communicate more information at this stage.