The image is displayed everywhere in Vierzon: that of a young woman of thirty, Adeline Leroy, dead in Perpignan after being locked in the trunk of a car last September 15 for hours, under a strong heat. Below the photo, a short text, written by relatives who demand justice. They implicate the companion of the young woman, who according to them had a toxic relationship with Adeline. This companion, who was not pursued until now, should be indicted very soon for forcible confinement and endangering the life of others.
A first step
More than two months after Adeline’s death in hospital, this upcoming indictment is an important first step. But that’s not necessarily a relief for Adeline’s mother, Ghislaine Gaultier: “I’m relieved, yes and no, because okay he’s being indicted, but he’s still free. He makes his life, and I no longer have my daughter, she is dead“. Adeline’s companion in fact is not placed in pre-trial detention for the moment. At first, Justice decided not to prosecute him, he was simply under the status of assisted witness. But that should change. .
– Manon Klein
For Adeline’s sister, Mélanie, this upcoming indictment has at least one merit: “It did us good because we were believed there at least“. The relatives of the young woman had indeed very quickly gone to the Vierzon police station upon learning the facts, to testify to the deleterious climate which seemed to reign within the couple. a toxic hold exercised by Adeline’s companion, beatings, restrictions, prohibitions imposed on his companion. Conversely, he would have told investigators that Adeline was very jealous, that she would have locked herself in the trunk of her car to spy on her at work. An argument that does not convince at all his relatives, nor the investigating chamber obviously which has just decided the prosecution of this man in justice.
The family demands justice
Adeline’s relatives continue their fight from Vierzon, in particular by telling the story of the young woman. His mother Ghislaine arrested Emmanuel Macron, visiting the Cher, this Tuesday. She and Mélanie also went to the last demonstration against violence against women organized in Bourges. For them, it is important that Adeline’s death be recognized as a feminicide. It is also essential for his father, Didier. The latter hopes that things will progress “as soon as possible, that we can at least already recover the body of our daughter“. In the meantime, Adeline’s body has yet to be examined by investigators in Perpignan, where she had settled with her companion several years ago.