Two brothers tried for murder of neighbour in Villeurbanne
Two brothers are before an assize court for the murder of Fatih Akpinar, killed during a dispute over an air conditioning unit in Villeurbanne.
Two brothers tried for murder of neighbour in Villeurbanne
Two brothers, Mohamed and Ahmed Bezzekhami, are currently being tried before the assize court for the murder of Fatih Akpinar, which occurred in a building in Villeurbanne. According to the forensic psychiatrist who examined them, no mental disorder was detected in either of the two accused.
The tragedy would appear to have its origins in a mundane material dispute. The victim had lent an air conditioning unit to a friend, a tenant in the same building. During the heatwave, he wished to get it back. An altercation then erupted between Fatih Akpinar, described as a quarrelsome and hot-tempered man, and the young woman. Mohamed Bezzekhami came to the defence of his neighbour. The conflict quickly escalated and the two men came to blows in the corridor on the first floor.
Another neighbour, named Rami, attempted to intervene to separate the combatants. It was then that Ahmed Bezzekhami, who lives at his brother's flat, came out of the apartment. He spotted Mohamed on the ground, receiving blows and insults. He then inflicted five...
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Source: Le Progrès
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