“She forced him”: this physical injury that Alexia Daval would have inflicted on Jonathann

Having fascinated the French thanks to its many twists and turns, the Daval affair had become the symbol of feminicide in France at the time. For the record, Jonathann Daval had murdered his partner, Alexia Daval, in October 2017. The murder took place in their house located in Gray, in Haute-Saône. The partially charred body of the victim was found near the scene on October 30, 2017, only two days after his disappearance was reported. Subsequently, Jonathann Daval had publicly mourned the death of his companion alongside his parents-in-law, Jean-Pierre and Isabelle Fouillot. He had even participated in a silent march dedicated to the memory of Alexia Daval. Eventually becoming a suspect in the eyes of the investigators in charge of the case, Jonathann Daval was taken into custody.

Initially, he accused his brother-in-law of committing the crime, citing the hypothesis of a family conspiracy. Finally, Jonathann Daval confessed to having assisted Alexia Daval, then attempted to set fire to his body. On November 21, 2020, he was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment, with no additional security period. Still held behind bars since his trial, Jonathann Daval recently received unwavering support from his mother, Martine Henrywho insisted on defending his son in a book, baptized Me, mum of Jonathann, published Thursday, November 17, 2022 in bookstores. Within this work, the mother of Jonathann Daval reveals in particular that he would have been victim of a physical injury inflicted by his wifefollowing an altercation that occurred in 2016.

Martine Henry: “Sometimes the truth is too implausible”

“When Jonathann had a broken side following an altercation with Alexia in 2016, he told me he had fallen in the bathtub. At the time it seemed weird to me, but I believed him. How to imagine the truth? Sometimes the truth is too implausible“, wrote Martine Henry, who “did not see at all“his daughter-in-law able to”type” his son. Jonathann Daval’s mother also revealed a scene that happened when her son and daughter-in-law moved into “the now infamous pink plaster house with blue shutters“.”We took the boxes up and, of course, we didn’t take our shoes off to take the stairs. Alexia couldn’t take it; she argued with Jonathann in front of everyone. That day, when Jonathann still had his rib broken, Alexia insisted that he put up their bed. She forced him“, revealed Martine Henry.