Jubillar Case: Cédric Jubillar Admits to Killing His Wife Delphine
Five years after Delphine Jubillar's disappearance, her husband Cédric admitted on Monday to killing his wife. This confession comes two months before his appeal trial scheduled for Toulouse.
Jubillar Case: Cédric Jubillar Admits to Killing His Wife Delphine
On Monday 6 July, Cédric Jubillar finally admitted to causing the death of his wife Delphine, who has been missing since the end of 2020 from Cagnac-les-Mines, in the Tarn. This confession, made public via a letter sent to the newspaper La Dépêche du Midi, comes as his appeal conviction is to be examined from 21 September onwards in Toulouse.
The man in his forties had been found guilty of conjugal homicide and sentenced to thirty years' imprisonment by the Albi assize court on 17 October 2025. He now claims to want to cooperate with the magistrates. His current lawyers nevertheless judge the timetable for this second trial unrealistic.
The information was brought to the attention of the court of appeal not by the counsel for the accused, but by the media. Alexandre Martin, who had previously represented him, expressed his surprise to franceinfo. He particularly noted that this admission of guilt had been communicated to the media before being made before a court.
According to his former client's previous defence counsel, his client "had always professed his innocence with the greatest firmness". He believes the accused has chosen to "free his conscience", a positive gesture both for himself and for the victim's family. However, he distinguishes this public declaration from a genuine judicial confession, which requires a hearing before a magistrate.
The appeal trial, now set to take a significantly different course, is scheduled for autumn before the assize court of Toulouse.
Source: franceinfo
Source: France Info