“His current account was in negative and on his savings account, there were only 13.10 euros left”, specifies the lawyer for the stripped victim. Before Leila’s visit, the savings account accounted for more than 70,000 euros!
Sex and drugs
Suspected of a major breach of trust towards Philippe, Leila swears that she simply acted with the victim’s approval. In addition, this large sum of more than 34,000 euros that the defendant would have stolen would be the fruit of “paid sex”. “He lived with me and gave me his two cards. I did not steal it and I was going to buy drugs”, defends the defendant. For the civil party and the prosecution, it is indeed a breach of trust. “She told my client that she kept the cards so they wouldn’t be stolen. Afterwards, she pretends that the cards had been swallowed by the distributor and that she had done what was necessary to get news of them. She took advantage of my client”, we insist on the side of the civil party.
And before Philippe, Leila also took advantage of Gaston. The latter, who has since died, was wasted more than 1,600 euros during three withdrawals made with Mariem, the second defendant absent and judged by default. “It’s true, but it was Mariem who had his card. I went with her to withdraw the money, and it’s true that I didn’t do anything to dissuade her,” confirms Leila. For the latter, the substitute Signor requires a sentence of 2 years in prison. One year in prison, by default, is required once morest Mariem.
In the defense, it is an acquittal and a probationary stay which are pleaded. Will the explanations provided by Leila suffice? Reply on January 23.
