Unwavering support. This Wednesday, April 10, Martine Henry, Jonathann Daval’s mother, is Yves Calvi’s guest in RTL Morning. His son, sentenced to twenty-five years in prison for the murder of his wife, Alexia Daval, in October 2017, appeared that same day before the Besançon criminal court for slanderous denunciation against his former in-laws. Jonathann Daval’s mother will be at his side. Despite the years that have passed, Martine Henry still has difficulty explaining her son’s gesture: “ It’s complicated to understand “, explained the killer’s mother, before admitting to having ” not yet understood “. “ His gesture, what do you want me to tell you? It’s not good what he did, but it’s done, and we live with it », admitted Martine Henry, live on RTL.
“ Didn’t you see the drama coming in this couple? », Yves Calvi then questioned her. “ No not at all », Martine Henry first replied. Before continuing: “ We clearly saw that things weren’t going well, but nothing more. » Very calm, the mother admitted: “ We didn’t expect a tragedy like that, no one thinks of that. » Martine Henry said she would “ GOOD », but being tired by this new appearance of Jonathann Daval in court. “ We just want it to stop, living through trial after trial is exhausting “, she explained.
Jonathann Daval once again confronted with Alexia’s family
This Wednesday, April 10, Jonathann Daval will once again have to face his former in-laws and in particular Grégory Gay, Alexia’s brother-in-law. And for good reason, he had been accused by Jonathann Daval of having murdered the former bank employee. Six months later, Jonathann Daval finally admitted his lie. Those close to Alexia, namely her two parents, Jean-Pierre and Isabelle Fouillot, as well as her sister and her brother-in-law, are claiming around 60,000 euros in damages for these slanderous denunciations. Questioned by our colleagues from La Tribune Sundayon April 7, the lawyer for the victim’s family, Jean-Hubert Portejoie, gave the details of such an approach: “ It’s time to judge his lies. » And to develop: “Daval faces five years in prison, combined with his current sentence. But this is not an approach for the symbol. The damage suffered by Mr. Gay and the Fouillots is anything but symbolic. »
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