Three years ago, youtubeur Mickaël Philétas hit the headlines after killing his former girlfriend by stabbing her multiple times. The murderer also attacked the victim’s new companion, a certain Brayan, who narrowly escaped death, as he indicated at the Assizes of Yvelines, Friday January 20, 2023.
He’s come a long way. Brayan Hernandez, a professional dancer aged 30, testified on Friday January 20, 2023 before the Yvelines Assize Court as part of the fourth day of the trial for murder and attempted murder by Mickael Philetas. Remember, on January 29, 2020, in Ecquevilly, in the Yvelines, this man known on YouTube as a “seduction coach” had stabbed to death his former partner Mélanie Ghione, 34, by inflicting 80 stab wounds. During this terrible evening, he also attacked Malaury, 23, and therefore also Brayan, respectively the sister and the new companion of the victim. The latter survived, but not without consequences…
“At 3 am, I hear screams and everything happened very quickly. The sound of footsteps on the stairs, then a man throwing himself at Melanie. I hear him saying, ‘I’m not going to die here‘” Brayan explained on the stand, as reportedThe Parisian. The young man from Colombia then tried to repel the assailantbut happened throw to the ground before receiving no less than 35 stab wounds : “He was a devil who hit me like I was a garbage bag and didn’t say a word.” For his survival, he then decided to adopt an amazing method : “pretend to be dead”. And to conclude:I was very afraid to leave this world and, in the ambulance, I talked so as not to fall asleep.”
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Three years have passed since this bloody nightbut the nightmare still hasn’t faded from Brayan’s mind and has also left a mark on his body, his working tool. “I can’t do lifts or addicts anymore, I’ve lost strength, breath, I’m in pain all the time and my memory isn’t the same. I have trouble concentrating and I have difficulty remembering choreographies”, he said sorry, as reported by the daily. Despite the hardships, this survivor has yet never gave up : “I continue to fight. I have been surrounded by many caring people in the artistic community who encourage me on a daily basis.”