The story is cold in the back. In 2013, Daniel Malgouyres spring big winner of the show of France 2, The favorite garden of the French. And recently, he is talking about himself again for a very sad affair. Indeed it is accused of having organized his own burglary in 2017, an event during which he killed one of the thugs. The trial opened on Monday, November 29, 2021, as indicated by our colleagues from the Parisian who describe the facts as “a incredible case of fatal burglary against a background of big money and twisted blows between spouses“.
On October 5, 2017, Daniel Malgouyres (72 years old) and his ex-wife were victims of home-jacking in their home in Servian, in Hérault. Two men entered the scene in order to strip the accused’s wife of her savings. One of the two burglars was shot dead by Daniel Malgouyres. This is how it is tried for “murder”, “attempted murder” but also “complicity in attempted extortion by an organized gang”.
Indeed, it is the second criminal, who managed to escape after the gunshot, who gave the first elements to link Daniel Malgouyres to the duo. In reality, the winner of the Favorite garden of the French, “eager to recover his wife’s savings in the context of a heated separation“, would have engineered everything. Another testimony confirms the track. Richard Llop, hair breeder in the region and confidant of the Malgouyres couple, indicates that he would have been in charge of recruiting the team and confides that he is indeed question of a “set up“with financial goal just before the divorce.
Already in 2017, Daniel Malgouyres was indicted for intentional homicide. “The two determined and ultra-violent attackers wanted to be pointed out to them the location of a safe that does not exist. If Mr. Malgouyres had not fired to defend them, one can legitimately wonder what would have happened afterwards given the level of determination of the robbers and the absence of this safe.“Said his lawyer at the time. Four years later, the case is experiencing a new twist. The verdict in court remains to be seen.