Murder in Gosier: six youths appear before juvenile assizes court
Six youths are being tried from Monday 28 September for murder and complicity in a robbery in Gosier. The victim was shot in the chest.
Trial for murder in Gosier: six accused before juvenile assizes court
Six youths are appearing from Monday 28 September to Friday before Guadeloupe's juvenile assizes court, according to rci.fm, for murder and complicity in murder committed during a robbery in Gosier. The victim was struck by a bullet in the chest.
Eight youths involved, six in the dock
The case involves a total of eight youths, but two of them, who were 15 years old at the time of the alleged crimes, will be tried separately before juvenile court. They are nevertheless expected to be heard as witnesses during this trial scheduled in camera for five days.
The six accused present at the hearing were between 16 and 19 years old at the time of the alleged crimes. Four were adults; the other two, aged 16 and 17, were minors, which justifies the jurisdiction of the juvenile assizes court rather than an ordinary court.
A robbery at the home of a couple returning from an evening out
The alleged crimes took place at the home of a couple returning from an evening out in Moule. The accused arrived in several vehicles; some were armed and disguised. Several reportedly entered the house, apparently searching for money and valuable items.
Among the accused is one of the victim's sons, with whom the victim maintained conflictual relations. The jury will have to determine the exact role played by each of the six defendants that night.
Legal situation of the accused
Four of the six accused are currently in detention. A fifth is subject to judicial supervision, whilst this measure has been lifted for the sixth. Five of them have no prior criminal record. The sixth was previously sentenced to six months' imprisonment with suspension for aggravated theft.
The court is ruling on facts classified as murder preceded, accompanied or followed by another crime, a qualification that increases the gravity of the charges against them.
Source: Google News GP — Crime