21-06-2025
Paris court upholds life sentence for Mohamed Lamine Aberouz in terror case
The special assize court of Paris upheld the life sentence of Mohamed Lamine Aberouz on appeal this Saturday, June 21, imposing a minimum term of twenty-two years. The verdict confirms the initial ruling, which found the French-Moroccan defendant guilty of complicity in the murder of a public official, complicity in the kidnapping of a minor under 15, and involvement in a terrorist conspiracy.
The double murder, which took place on June 13, 2016, targeted a police couple in their home in Magnanville (Yvelines). Now 31 years old, Aberouz was represented by lawyers Vincent Brengarth and Nino Arnaud, who confirmed to Agence France-Presse (AFP) that they intend to appeal to the Court of Cassation. Before the verdict was delivered, Aberouz addressed the families of Jessica Schneider and Jean-Baptiste Salvaing, the two victims killed by Larossi Abballa, insisting that he bore «no responsibility» for the attack and claiming that the assailant had «deceived» him about his jihadist plans. He also reiterated his «firm and absolute condemnation» of the attack.
On the day of the murders, Jessica Schneider was killed in her home in front of her 3-year-old son. Her partner, Jean-Baptiste Salvaing, was stabbed nine times shortly afterward as he returned home. The attacker, Larossi Abballa, was a friend of Aberouz.
