A man sentenced to 28 years in prison in Seine-Saint-Denis for killing his wife, under judicial protection

A 54-year-old man was sentenced on Friday October 11 by the Assize Court of Seine-Saint-Denis to 28 years in prison for having killed his wife, under the protection of the courts, by stabbing her 16 times outside her home in Epinay-sur-Seine, in 2021.

After more than four hours of deliberations, the court found Khalid Fahem guilty of the murder of his wife Bouchra Bouali, nine days after his release from prison where he was serving a sentence for domestic violence. The court took into account “the intention to kill her” that the accused had expressed and “extreme violence” of the act, committed with their two children “not far”.

At the time, this former nightclub physiognomist had just benefited from a three-week early release. However, justice had forgotten to warn the victim, who benefited from protection protocols. Living in extreme fear to the point of equipping herself with a taser and tear gas canister, this 44-year-old woman “breathed” as long as she believed her husband was still behind bars.

“The death of Bouchra Bouali shocked the entire judicial community, particularly the magistrates of the Bobigny public prosecutor’s office, and first and foremost those who knew her because they protected her,” conceded Attorney General Marina Kieny in her indictment. The prosecution recognizes the error of not having warned this manager of a ready-to-wear business of the exit of her spouse, which a decree made compulsory in France after this resounding crime.