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Trial: a former home help accused of breach of trust towards a 99-year-old former resistance fighter
At 99, former resistance fighter Madeleine Riffaud is demanding justice. Blind, his former home help allegedly abused his vulnerability by embezzling some 160,000 euros. The defendant’s trial began on the afternoon of Tuesday, December 19. – (France 2)
At 99, former resistance fighter Madeleine Riffaud is demanding justice. Blind, his former home help allegedly abused his vulnerability by embezzling nearly 160,000 euros. The defendant’s trial began on the afternoon of Tuesday, December 19.
Madeleine Riffaud is a figure of the Resistance decorated with the Croix de Guerre. But at 99 years old, it is a new ordeal, legal this time, that she is going through. Very touched, she decided to file a complaint against her home help, whom she accuses of theft and breach of trust. The trial of this former home help began on the afternoon of Tuesday, December 19. Myriam B., 67, appears for breach of trust. She was hired in 2011.
The accused faces seven years of imprisonment
Myriam B. would have used Madeleine’s bank card Riffaud, who is blind, for personal expenses: restaurants, outings, jewelry or life insurance. This would have lasted for more than ten years. The total damage is estimated at 160,000 euros. The defense lawyer, Mr. Seydi Baclaims that these expenses all benefited Madeleine Riffaud, and that his client did not need the money. The accused faces seven years of imprisonment and a fine of 750,000 euros. Loved ones of Madeleine Riffaud claim that it is ruined. They launched a fundraiser to help him pay the expenses necessary to keep him at home.
