Trial: violent death of a bus driver, his widow faces the accused

With her husband’s portrait in her arms, Véronique Monguillot arrives at the Assize Court on the morning of Friday, September 15 to attend the trial that she has been waiting for three years. She greets the members of the support committee. On July 5, 2020, Philippe Monguillot is at the wheel of his bus. An altercation breaks out with young passengers who are wearing their masks incorrectly. Some do not have transport tickets. Philippe Monguillot is left for dead on the sidewalk. Two men were quickly arrested, already convicted of violence. 8,000 people march in Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).

The accused face life imprisonment

At the heart of the debates: the precise unfolding of events. For the defense, the first blow was struck by the driver himself. The family’s lawyer speaks of a surge of unjustified violence. Faced with the victim’s family, the two main accused expressed their regrets. They face life imprisonment.