Like the Jubillar affair, which has fascinated the French for almost three years, the Alexia Daval affair has also benefited from significant coverage in the media. For the record, the partially burned remains of the young woman were discovered around the town of Gray-la-Ville, located in Haute-Saône, on October 30, 2017. Two days earlier, the disappearance of Alexia Daval had been reported to the authorities. While investigators were trying to find out what had happened to the victim, her husband, Jonathann Daval, took part in a silent march alongside her in-laws, Isabelle and Jean-Pierre Fouillot. Alexia Daval’s companion had also publicly mourned the loss of his wife. Suspected by the authorities of being behind the disappearance of his wife, Jonathann Daval finally confessed to having killed the woman who shared his life. After taking her life, he then attempted to burn her corpse. We will have to wait until November 21, 2020 for Alexia Daval’s husband to be sentenced to 25 years of criminal imprisonment, without additional security period.
Trial of Jonathann Daval: “It’s very rare, in fact, to have this in a judicial forum”
Defended by Master Randall Schwerdorffer in this case, Jonathann Daval will again use the services of his lawyer, as part of a new trial. Guest on RTL Wednesday October 25, 2023, the legal representative of Jonathann Daval spoke about the origin of this new trial. In fact, Alexia Daval’s brother-in-law, Grégory Gay, as well as his wife, “brought Jonathann Daval to court for slanderous denunciation, following the accusations made by Jonathann during the investigation, by accusing Grégory Gay and his partner of being the perpetrators of Alexia’s murder“. Randall Schwerdorffer added that this legal action “was brought to [sa] knowledge by a direct quote delivered by Maître Portejoie”. Jonathann Daval’s lawyer also believes this new trial, which will open in January 2024, would be “quite fascinating because it is the trial of lies”. “It’s very rare, in fact, to have this in a legal forum”, Master Randall Schwerdorffer finally concluded.