Cédric Jubillar finally admits to the murder of his wife Delphine
After five years of denials, the man sentenced to thirty years in prison for his wife's disappearance in the Tarn has sent a confession letter to his lawyers. He describes a fatal marital dispute and offers his assistance in locating the body.
Cédric Jubillar finally admits to the murder of his wife Delphine
In a letter delivered on 7 July to his legal advisers, Cédric Jubillar broke five years of silence. The accused, aged 36, now admits to having ended the life of Delphine Aussaguel, his companion with whom he had been living in Cagnac-les-Mines. The tragedy dates back to the night of 15 to 16 December 2020. To this day, no trace of the body has been discovered.
This confession marks a radical turning point. Since the investigation opened, the suspect had maintained a version in which his wife had disappeared whilst he slept. He had even participated in a white march in June 2021, six months after the events, without ever changing his account. His mother had, however, shared worrying confidences from her son with investigators, in which he mentioned burying his wife and the impossibility of finding her.
Investigations had quickly identified the marital home as the crime scene. Investigators relied on several pieces of evidence: a scream heard by a neighbour shortly before midnight, broken glasses on the floor, the family vehicle parked abnormally, and statements from the couple's child mentioning a heated quarrel.
In the first instance, the Tarn assize court had sentenced him in October to thirty years' imprisonment. The judgment was to be subject to a second examination within the framework of the appeal procedure, scheduled for next September.
In his letter, Jubillar describes an altercation that allegedly went wrong, a formulation that could be aimed at mitigating premeditation. He also states that he wishes to accompany gendarmes in their search to locate the remains. A specialist in criminal matters notes that this new stance could constitute an attempt to control the judicial narrative as the review hearing approaches.
The criminal chamber will now have to assess the sincerity of these belated statements and their possible impact on the final sentence.
Source: franceinfo
Source: France Info