A trial is looming in 2025 for Cédric Jubillar, the sole suspect in the murder of his wife Delphine. The 36-year-old painter-plasterer, then in the process of separating, is accused of having killed the mother of his two children, a nurse by profession, at their home in Cagnac-les-Mines (Tarn), mid-December 2020. While no body or murder weapon has been found for more than three yearsjustice is now interested in a witness who claims to have “revelations to make” in this complex and unfathomable matter. What do we know about this mysterious source, which could potentially tip the investigation? The Parisianwhich revealed the information on January 12, 2024, specifies that this person must be heard by the courts to determine whether his testimony is reliable or likely to provide “information useful for revealing the truth”explained the Toulouse public prosecutor’s office to our colleagues.
Jubillar case: this witness will be heard by the courts on one condition
The extraordinary media coverage of the Jubillar affair had a very concrete effect on the procedure: thousands of Internet users or anonymous people have taken a passion for the investigation and are seeking justice with reports intended to inform investigations – but which can often waste investigators’ time, particularly when it comes to illuminating information coming from pseudo-mediums. Now that the investigating judges have closed the investigation, it remains for the Toulouse Court of Appeal to determine whether it is necessary to carry out more in-depth verifications, which would have the consequence of extending the deadlines for the trial at the Cédric Jubillar assizes. . “The witness in question [qui a des révélations à faire] has not yet been heard and will only be if the investigating chamber orders additional information at the end of the hearing next Thursday [le 18 janvier 2023]”, said one of Cédric Jubillar’s lawyers, Me Emmanuelle Franck, to the FigaroJanuary 13, 2024. For the moment, the main suspect continues to benefit from the presumption of innocence pending a final court decision.