A 37-year-old man was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday, January 17, after crashing his wife with his car in the summer of 2019. The accident was fatal to him. That day, she had just surprised him with his mistress.
It was a dramatic affair that shook the Marne department in the summer of 2019. Joselito Prime, a 37-year-old man, accidentally killed his wife by hitting her with his vehicle, at the beginning of July 2019 in Thil, north of Reims. The latter had then just surprise in the arms of his mistress. This Tuesday, January 17, 2023, the man was sentenced by the Reims criminal court to two years in prisonincluding a year and a half suspended sentence for aggravated manslaughter, reported France Blue Champagne-Ardenne.
On the evening of the events, Joselito Prime had secretly found his lover aboard his 4×4, parked in the Thil town hall car park. But contrary to what they thought, they were not alone. Suspecting something, the wife of the thirties, as well as some members of his family, had actually followed him. They then approached the vehicle to to take a picture, certainly looking for proof of infidelity. They were nevertheless quickly spotted by the couple in the car. In haste and panic, the driver made a reverse. Stepping back, he then hit his wife. The shock having been too violent, the victim died instantly. This fatal accident had created a war between the two families, both from the Traveler community, leading to the death of a man in September 2019.
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Did the man want to “get rid of his wife”?
During his trial, Joselito Prime and his lawyer defended the thesis of “road accident”. The defendant has indeed assured that he had not seen his wife that evening. “Everything happened so fast, it was so dark, at no time did I see that she was there”, he said at the bar, in tears, according to our colleagues. A thesis confirmed by the prosecutor. “Indeed, Ihe didn’t want to get rid of his wifebut he made a mistake. He made the decision to flee knowing that pedestrians were surrounding the car“he explained.
The individual was therefore finally sentenced to two years in prison, including eighteen months suspended. He was also banned from appearing in the department and his driver’s license was suspended for two years. In addition, a trial at the assizes will soon take place for the case of the punitive expeditions having opposed the two families.