It is the trial of a magnate that opens this Thursday at the Albertville Criminal Court. Éric Claret-Tournier, at the head of an empire of luxury hotels between Courchevel (Savoy) and Saint-Tropez (Var), is continued for homicides and involuntary injuries following the fire of one of the buildings where he hosted part of his seasonal staff in the very chic Savoyard station. On January 20, 2019, the flames had ravaged the building During the night, trapped the tenants. Two people perish, 25 others are injured.
On May 27, the Savoy Assize Court recognized Hicham Abderraouf guilty of this deadly firecondemning it to life imprisonment. This 28 -year -old Algerian had spread from essence and set fire to this building. A revenge according to the accusation, against his ex-girlfriend who lived in the building and who had just left him. Hicham Abderraouf has always proclaimed his innocence and called on the verdict.