“I did kill Maëlys”, admits Nordahl Lelandais on the first day of his murder trial

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1:11 p.m. : The president: “You need to speak louder Mr. #Lelandais” “I would like to apologize to the family of Araujo”, adds the accused. “Is that all you wish to say for now?” He agrees. The hearing is suspended and will resume at 2:30 p.m. #Maëlys

1:11 p.m. : Nordahl #Lelandais: “I would like to apologize to them, that I did kill Maëlys, that I did not want to kill him, I will explain the facts during the hearing”, declares the accused in a barely audible voice. #Maelys

1:11 p.m. : The president to #Lelandais: “Do you already want to make statements?” Long silence in the microphone. “I will turn to the family if you allow me”, articulates the accused with difficulty #Maëlys The magistrate asks him to speak to the court instead

1:10 p.m. : After reading the report on the facts, the president: “Mr. Lelandais, please stand up, here are the facts with which you are charged.” The magistrate lists the charges against the accused, tried for the kidnapping, kidnapping and murder of #Maëlys

1:10 p.m. : Nordahl Lelandais acknowledges having “well given death” to Maëlys and “apologize”.

1:09 p.m. : The trial of the former soldier Nordahl Lelandais for the murder of little Maëlys De Araujo has opened in Grenoble. Here are two must-see content on this topic today:

• Our report in Pont-de-Beauvoisin (Isère), where Maëlys disappeared in August 2017;

• The stakes of the trial : the motive for the murder of Maëlys and the suspicions of sexual violence;

• The audience to follow live.

1:03 p.m. : Today is the start of the #Lelandais trial, but it’s also the first day of the trial for #Shaina. In the court of Senlis is judged the 1st part of the case, the gang rape. His family has been waiting for this moment for 5 years now. https://t.co/6IlTFp0Gdd

12:09 : It’s noon and dust, here is a new reminder of the main titles:

• “The time for justice has come”, declares the lawyer of the mother of Maëlys. Nordahl Lelandais appears before an assize court in Grenoble. Follow the situation in our live.

• What is the legitimacy of Christiane Taubira, who won the popular primary? “It is the broadest base of legitimacy in terms of designation, it is a desire to unite so it changes the situation.“, argues the former Minister of Justice on franceinfo, responding to criticism, particularly from the left.

• The group Orpea terminated the functions of its managing director, Yves Le Masne. In an attempt to reassure the French, the managers of some 2,000 private retirement homes are calling for an intensification of administrative controls and a new quality certification procedure.

• Meteo France place two departments on orange alert : the Var for “violent wind” and the North for “waves-submersion”.

11:42 : But the court rejects this request for a closed session. The testimony of the two little cousins ​​of Nordahl #Lelandais will therefore be public and open to the press. The hearing is suspended for a quarter of an hour #Maëlys

11:41 a.m. : Their hearings are scheduled for Friday and Monday. Me Rajon, on the PC side, and Me Jakubowicz on the defense side, support this request. The Advocate General, Jacques Dallest, believes on the contrary that “the community has every interest in knowing everything that can harm children” #Lelandais

11:41 a.m. : Me Rémon, who represents the two little cousins ​​sexually assaulted by Nordahl #Lelandais (facts recognized by the accused) asks for the camera for his clients. “They are still little girls today who are 8 and 10 years old, it is a particularly high-profile case”

11:41 a.m. : Nordahl Lelandais is also tried for the sexual assaults of two little cousins. The lawyer for the latter requests the camera. A request dismissed by the court.

(ELISABETH DE POURQUERY / FRANCE TELEVISIONS)

11:09 : Ex-companions and companions and friends of Nordahl #Lelandais are also absent. The testimony of Nazim, a former friend, had particularly marked the court during the trial of the murder of Corporal Noyer, the court ordered that he be sought. #Maelys

10:56 : The court calls the witnesses and several did not respond to the summons of the court. The accused’s brother, Sven #Lelandais wrote to say he had “nothing to do with this case, I have nothing more to say.”

10:56 : We return to Grenoble, where the trial at the assizes of Nordahl Lelandais opened. The latter is judged after the death in 2017 of little Maëlys De Araujo. Several witnesses do not intend to appear, reports our journalist Catherine Fournier, who is on site.

10:25 a.m. : Due to the health context, six additional jurors will be drawn, in addition to the six titular jurors #Lelandais #Maëlys

10:25 a.m. : The court now proceeds to draw the jury. A woman called asks to be excused. “I have headaches, I don’t know if it’s stress, but I don’t feel well,” she breathes at the helm. #Lelandais #Maëlys

10:24 a.m. : Nordahl #Lelandais, gray shirt matching his beard and short hair, enters the box, removes his mask and declares his identity in a barely audible voice #Maëlys

10:24 a.m. : Nordahl Lelandais enters the box and the court draws the jury.

10:15 a.m. : Many gray areas persist. The question of whether Maëlys suffered sexual violence remains unanswered. The discovery of her body, six months after her disappearance, was too late for scientific experts to be able to estimate whether the child had been raped or not. The charge was therefore dismissed. Joachim De Araujo, the father of the little girl, aged 8 when she disappeared, “is looking for answers” corn “does not have many illusions”, declares on franceinfo Laurent Boguet, his lawyer.

10:11 a.m. : The hearing is open. Nordahl Lelandais appears before an assize court in Grenoble to answer for the death in 2017 of little Maëlys De Araujo. Follow the situation in our live.

09:12 : VIDEO – The family of Maëlys has just arrived at the Grenoble courthouse for the first day of the trial of Nordahl Lelandais. His mother Jennifer, his sister Colleen. They wear a red cord around their necks, a sign that they do not wish to speak in front of the press. https://t.co/MOzrpsy26P

09:12 : The family of Maëlys arrives at the courthouse.

09:10 : “The time for justice has come”, declares the lawyer of the mother of Maëlys when arriving at the court of Grenoble. “The time has come to confront Nordahl Lelandais with these crimes. We will do it with dignity and combativeness and above all for Maëlys”, he says.

09:09 : Let’s go over the main titles again:

• Nordahl Lelandais is back today before an assize court in Grenoble to answer for the death in 2017 of little Maëlys De Araujo. Follow the hearing, which begins at 10 a.m., in our live.

• Christiane Taubira won popular Primary. She is ahead of Yannick Jadot and Jean-Luc Mélenchon. It’s just “one more application”, left-wing parties react. “I am one more candidate for those who consider that a democratic process is worth absolutely nothing at all”, responds the former Minister of Justice.

• Meteo France place two departments on orange alert : the Var for “violent wind” and the North for “waves-submersion”.

• Orpea announcement “end” to the duties of its managing director, Yves Le Masne. This news comes after accusations of abuse in nursing homes of the group.

08:58 : Here are the many volumes of the file arranged on the sides of the civil parties #Lelandais https://t.co/OH89XeDKkg

08:57 : Here is the box where Nordahl #Lelandais will appear https://t.co/91aaKFe52p

08:57 : Shooting is authorized inside the room before the opening of the hearing #Lelandais https://t.co/iYNUJ2am4M

08:57 : The hearing is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Our journalist Catherine Fournier is at the Grenoble courthouse (Isère) to follow the trial of Nordahl Lelandais, who must answer for the death in 2017 of little Maëlys De Araujo. She shares photos from the courtroom.

twenty five past eight : The public is also already present in the queue. You have to arrive early to hope to sit on one of the 30 seats reserved for the public in the #Lelandais meeting room https://t.co/IAbqJYEpG3

twenty five past eight : The hearing starts at 10 a.m. but a queue has already formed. More than 260 journalists are accredited #Lelandais https://t.co/ovhu57LSP2

twenty five past eight : Hello everyone. I am at the Assize Court of Isère for the trial of Nordahl #Lelandais, tried for the murder of little Maëlys. In front of the courthouse, a banner with the photo of the little girl was deployed https://t.co/hlkbx6NOJM

twenty five past eight : Our journalist Catherine Fournier is in front of the courthouse in Grenoble (Isère) to follow the trial of Nordahl Lelandais, which opens today, to answer for the death in 2017 of little Maëlys De Araujo. There are already people there.

07:35 : Nordahl Lelandais is tried by the Assize Court of Isère for one of the most media cases of recent years: the kidnapping, kidnapping and murder of Maëlys De Araujo, 8, on the night of August 26 to 27, 2017, at a wedding in Pont-de-Beauvoisin (Isère). The 38-year-old former dog handler sticks to his version of manslaughter, as during his trial in Chambéry (Savoie) for the murder of Arthur Noyer. The entourage of Maëlys is also waiting for explanations. The motive for the crime is the main gray area on which this trial will have to shed light. Two questions have so far remained unanswered: Did Nordahl Lelandais rape the little girl? Did he premeditate his act?

(PHILIPPE DESMAZES / AFP)

06:18 : The trial of Nordahl Lelandais, suspected of the murder of Maëlys four years ago, is due to begin today. This trial is expected to last three weeks. Franceinfo went to Pont-de-Beauvoisin, in Isère, a town upset by the murder of Maëlys. The murder of Maëlys interfered in each of the 3,500 inhabitants of the commune. Since the child’s death, the party no longer resonates in the neighborhood. “No one wants to get married in this room anymore” forever associated with the disappearance of Maëlys, confirms Edwige Comte, caterer in Pont. Here is our report.

(ELOISE BARTOLI / FRANCEINFO)

07:14 : It is a little after 6 o’clock, here is a reminder of the main titles:

• Former Minister of Justice Christiane Taubira won popular Primary. She is ahead of Yannick Jadot and Jean-Luc Mélenchon. In his very first speech, the former Keeper of the Seals “appeals” socialists, ecologists and communists for “find a way to bring together the left and their sensitivities”. It’s just “one more application”, left-wing parties react.

• Orpea announcement “end” to the duties of its managing director, Yves Le Masne. This news comes after accusations of abuse in nursing homes of the group.

• Nordahl Lelandais is back today before an assize court in Grenoble to answer for the death in 2017 of little Maëlys De Araujo. This trial should last three weeks and promises to be one of the most watched of the year.

• See you in the quarter-finals. The adventure in the Coupe de France continues for Bergerac lovers after their victory against Saint-Etienne. On his side, Monaco eliminated Lens.