Repeat offenders convicted of violence with a weapon

Tahiti, August 22, 2024 – A 49-year-old father with five convictions, four of them for violent crimes, appeared in court Thursday on charges that he had threatened to attack his wife and son with a new knife. This time he was sentenced to 15 months in prison, six of which were suspended.

On Thursday, the Criminal Court immediately heard a 49-year-old father who was charged with beating his wife and threatening one of his sons with a knife with a blade of 50 cm. The incident took place on August 20 at the home of Hitia, when the defendant learned from “someone” that his wife was seen sitting in the car of “another person” and asked if she was taken away by her. , especially kicked her violently twice in the back. When their son tried to stop, the forty-year-old chased him with a knife and then threw the knife in his direction.

The defendant admitted the facts, failing to explain the reasons for his actions at the lawyer’s conference on Thursday. Faced with his very calm demeanor, the president of the court recalled that his criminal record had traces of five convictions, four of which were for violence against his wife, one of their children or at a meeting. Subsequently, the victim partially retracted her statement. Although she explained that she wanted to leave her husband, the woman, who was described as “exhausted” on a psychological level, assured this time that she wanted to see her husband return home, noting that she was financially dependent on “fuck” him.

A person who is “out of touch”

Faced with the criminal record of his client, the prosecutor could only point out that the latter was “very unfavorably known” by the justice system for cases of violence “in all its forms”. After recalling that the accused was “detached” at a professional level, he asked for a 12-month prison sentence with a suspended suspended sentence.

Me Chloé Atlan, appointed as the defense attorney, then spoke, confirming that her client’s mental state was problematic and required “real follow-up.” After deliberation, the court sentenced the repeat offender to 15 months in prison, of which six months were suspended.