STORY – After the fact, the accused said he was “disappointed not to have felt pleasure in killing his victim”. The trial begins on Monday, January 17.
He had wanted to kill for several years. In police custody, he even admitted having acted to find out “what feelings it gives to take away life“. A 26-year-old young man, Mathieu Danel, is on trial from Monday January 17 before the Gard Assize Court for the murder of Claire, a 39-year-old hitchhiker. Justice retained the aggravating circumstance of premeditation: “He knew deep down that he would do it. He just didn’t know when or where or who his victim would be, like a predatory serial killer.”, can we read in the order of indictment.
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“He explained that he had decided to leave a dagger in his car ‘in case the opportunity to kill presented itself’. That opportunity came that day, that night, in that place, and Claire suffered the tragic consequences.“, Continues this same order.
A real hard work
The facts date back to June 19, 2018. That day, Mathieu Danel, 24, was driving in Montélimar (Drôme)…
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