She didn't even wait for the verdict. At 89, Colette left the Paris courtroom silently, without looking back. Her attacker, 23-year-old Samba B., was sentenced to three years in prison for a series of violent robberies targeting elderly people in the capital. The elderly woman, who lives on Rue Saint-Fargeau (XNUMXth arrondissement), remains scarred by the attack in her own neighborhood. That day, a stranger snatched the necklace her parents had given her for her baptism, a piece of jewelry she had worn for a lifetime, adorned with a medallion engraved with her first name in hieroglyphics. But beyond the loss, it is the psychological shock that lingers. Since the attack, Colette says she has lived with "daily anxiety."
Three elderly victims targeted
Samba B. appeared in court for three assaults committed in the spring. On April 18, an 82-year-old woman was attacked at the entrance to her building, strangled, and threatened with death over a bracelet and a necklace. Two weeks later, a 71-year-old man was beaten, insulted, and robbed of his jewelry. He lost four teeth. Finally, Colette, who had lived in the neighborhood for half a century, was also attacked in the street. The defendant denied everything, even refusing to provide his phone code. But the BAC officers formally identified him shortly after Colette's assault, as he was loitering nearby, wearing the same tracksuit as on the day of the robbery. A scouting behavior, a hidden face, consistent evidence for the investigators. The court ruled. Three years in prison. But for Colette, the main thing was elsewhere: her medallion was not found, and fear set in.
