Jonathann Daval in tears when describing the discovery of Alexia Fouillot’s...

Alexia Fouillot’s charred body was found on October 30, 2017, hidden under branches, in a wood located a few kilometers from their home in Gray-la-Ville (Haute-Saône.

This is one of the highlights of this first morning hearing. Jonathann Daval began to cry on Monday when the president of the Assize Court described the discovery of the charred body of his wife Alexia Fouillot, found on October 30, 2017, hidden under branches, in a wood located a few kilometers away from their home in Gray-la-Ville (Haute-Saône). It was he who, two days earlier, had reported the disappearance of his wife.

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Until then the accused, wearing a mask, stared at Matthieu Husson reading the report of the facts. After several weeks when he appeared in tears, Jonathann Daval confessed in January 2018 in police custody to the murder of his wife, which he said occurred during a violent argument.

“Your statements have changed a lot,” the president asked. “What is your position today? Do you admit that you are the only one involved in the death of your wife?” Jonathann Daval replied in the affirmative, before sitting down again.

Victim’s family awaits “fair sentence”

The emotion is obviously strong for the family of the victim. His mother, Isabelle Fouillot, told BFMTV that she had exchanged a lot of looks since the opening of the trial with Jonathann Daval, whom she considered to be her son.

“I want to go talk to him, to question him, she said. We want the truth. We do not believe his version of the facts on the night of Alexia’s death.”

At the end of this trial which is to be completed this Friday, Alexia Fouillot’s family expects “a fair sentence, that is to say a sentence which is understood by them, which will take into account their sentence but also recurring lies. of Jonathann Daval throughout the past three years, “said one of their lawyers, Me Portejoie, this Monday morning on BFMTV.