Béatrice de Lavalette came to talk about her March 22. With pictures of her after the explosion. Very difficult images and narrative. She was 17 when it happened.
Béatrice arrived at Justitia in a wheelchair, focused but also stressed. This trial is for her to plunge back into the hell of the attacks at the airport on March 22, 2016. This first confrontation with the defendants, she has been preparing for it for several days. “Seeing them for the first time was pretty scary“, says Beatrice de Lavalette. “I said to myself ‘the cow’. I managed to do it and I’m very happy.“
In front of the jury Béatrice tells how she is rescued after being left for dead. She explains her 30 operations and her long rehabilitation. Marked by emotion, the 24-year-old young woman shows photos of her burnt body, riddled with impacts and bruised by the amputation of her two legs. It was important for her to show it to the defendants. “Their decisions changed the direction of my life“, she said. “I don’t know if they understood. They’re not the smartest people because they’ve tried to kill hundreds of people.“
At her side, her dad came to accompany her to support her in this ordeal. “I thought it was going to be okay.“, says Nicolas de Lavalette. “Because I knew the story from A to Z. Despite that, it moved me.“
Relieved, Béatrice concludes her testimony with a smile. She has plans in her head. Including a participation in horse riding at the Paris Paralympic Games in 2024