In Roissy-en-Brie, a young teenager, violently attacked by her father, was rescued by her little jack russell.
On Wednesday November 25, a father was tried before the Melun Criminal Court following a violent fight with his 16-year-old daughter. An argument that could have gone wrong without the exceptional rescue of the teenager’s little Jack Russel.
The facts took place last September, in Roissy-en-Brie in Seine-et-Marne. The 16-year-old girl was hit and grabbed on the neck with her dog’s leash by her heavily drunk father. But while the man terrorized his child, his strong stature did not impress the family dog, who, despite his 30 cm and 10 kg, did not hesitate to jump on the father to defend his young mistress. . A very rapid attack, immobilizing the man, in shock, who collapsed in the kitchen. Allowing the teenager to free herself from her grip and catch her breath. Although the rescue was very quick, the young woman retained a burn mark on her neck. The next day, arriving at high school, this mark of strangulation quickly attracted the attention of the principal who did not hesitate to warn the victim’s big sister who took matters in hand.
An overwhelmed father.
Since the fight, things have calmed down between the two protagonists. The father, who is not usually a violent man, has become depressed and alcoholic since the death of his wife. He has been raising his four children ever since. The father is visibly overwhelmed and in great distress. The young teenager has also forgiven him for his excessive gesture. That evening, he was angry, he thought his daughter had just come home, when the clock read 9 o’clock. But the latter, who also has excellent academic results, was in her room to work.
On the stand, the individual claims to remember nothing and the minor does not want to testify. ” I do not blame him ! She said. The prosecutor asked for a six-month suspension, but Me Clarisse Scialom, the defense lawyer argued that it is “a family in suffering around a disarmed and overwhelmed father”. Finally, the man was sentenced to a 4-month probationary period.