Jubillar case: Cédric Jubillar confesses in letter to his lawyers
Cédric Jubillar has admitted in correspondence addressed to his legal representatives on 6 July his responsibility in the disappearance of his wife Delphine, who went missing in late 2020 in the Tarn. He says he is ready to cooperate with investigators to locate the body.
Jubillar case: Cédric Jubillar confesses in letter to his lawyers
In correspondence written from his cell and transmitted to his lawyers on 6 July, Cédric Jubillar acknowledged for the first time his responsibility in the disappearance of his wife Delphine, a care assistant who went missing in late 2020 in Cagnac-les-Mines, in the Tarn. For more than five years, the man had maintained his innocence.
"He told me: Maître, I must tell you the truth, it was me," reported Me Pierre Debuisson, his counsel, in a report from franceinfo. According to the lawyer, the confessions were made in the context of a new marital dispute that went wrong. The detainee now says he is willing to cooperate with investigators to locate his wife's remains.
The letter does not, however, specify the exact circumstances of the death or the location where the body would have been hidden. The author is said to have nonetheless expressed remorse, writing in particular: "Poor Delphine, poor children." Me Debuisson indicated that Jubillar justified moving the body by the desire to spare his children the sight of their mother's lifeless body. He is said to have moved the remains using a vehicle, providing some approximate indications of the location, without however supplying precise details.
These statements were sharply criticised by Me Mourad Battikh, lawyer for the victim's family. The latter denounced the use of the children as justification, describing it as "gross indecency".
In Cagnac-les-Mines, where the couple lived, the reactions of residents mix shock and relief. "At some point, it had to happen," commented a neighbour. Another resident expressed the hope that the confessions would finally allow the mother of the family to be found.
Cédric Jubillar's appeal trial is scheduled for 21 September in Toulouse. In a statement issued in the evening, the president of the Court of Appeal stated that she had not yet received the confession letter. She indicated that only a hearing of the defendant would make it possible to decide on any new searches.
Source: France Info