DIRECT. The trial of Nordahl Lelandais for the murder of Maëlys opens before the Assize Court of Isère

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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 the 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.

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

• Orpéa announces “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 places reserved for the public in the meeting room #Lelandais 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 the People’s 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.

• Orpéa announces “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 Coupe de France adventure continues for Bergerac fans after their victory against Saint-Etienne. For its part, Monaco eliminated Lens.