The dispute had turned into a massacre for the young Franchevilloise who was 23 years old, Axelle Dorier. While waiting to know the fate of the one who was driving the car that killed her, as well as that of her companion, the emotion is still strong when thinking of what happened to this young caregiver after an altercation. between groups of people.
This evening from July 18 to 19, 2020 was to be in a good mood, Axelle, her twin brothers and friends spent it in the Parc des Couronnes next to the Fourvière basilica in Lyon. But when a car hits a dog in the group, the tone goes up. “While trying to leave, one of the 3 cars, a Golf, would then have struck Axelle, before dragging her for more than 800 meters. The emergency services can only note the death of the young woman on their arrival“, precise France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
The alleged killer of the young woman will appear from January 17 to 20, 2023 before the Rhône Assize Court for violence with a weapon resulting in death without intention to give it, indicates France 3. He will be tried for having voluntarily knocked down and then dragged over almost 1 km the one with whom he had just had an argument. The passenger of the vehicle will also be judged during this trial. They are two young men, 19 and 22 years old at the time of the events, who fled before surrendering to the police a few hours later.
Locked down since he denounced himself, the man behind the wheel has been dejected since this tragedy. His lawyer David Metaxas said: “He wears mourning. He is still in shock over what happened. You have to understand that Axelle, he didn’t know her. He had no reason to do this. He bears the death of this young girl. But he never wanted to kill Axelle. (…) He wants to explain himself vis-à-vis Axelle’s family, and vis-à-vis the magistrates. He is under the weight of guilt, but never wanted what happened.“
For its part, the family of Axelle Dorier is broken psychologically. Master Gabriel Versini-Bullara who defends her explained as follows: “What is important for them now is to have the criminal response. They are demanding to know what sentence will be pronounced. They finally say to themselves, here we are.“