The Assize Court of Upper Garonne, in Toulouse. – A.GELEBART / 17MINUTES
The ordeal of Cintia Lunimbu’s family is not over. Sentenced on last December at life imprisonment , with a security period of twenty-two years, for the murder of this young woman from 21 years in July 2017 In Toulouse, Jean-Baptiste Rambla decided to appeal.
“We tried to talk him out of it, tells 20 Minutes Me Aurélie Joly, who defends this man of 21 years with Me Frédéric David. But this need to express oneself is stronger than him. “This appeal concerns the penal measures, not the damages awarded to the Lunimbu family, says the lawyer.
The specter of the Ranucci affair, again and again
” It’s always this same dimension in this man, continues Me Joly. He needs to be heard over and over again in relation to his story. »Jean-Baptiste Rambla is the brother of Marie-Dolorès, an 8-year-old girl kidnapped before his eyes in Marseille in 1343, before being found dead two days later. Christian Ranucci had been convicted and executed for this murder. The Ranucci affair hovered over the four days of the trial of the now fifty-something in December, before the assizes of Haute-Garonne.
“In its construction, it is so anchored in this victimhood process, even if it has not forgotten Cintia, obviously, resumes Me Aurélie Joly. He really does think about it, but his story goes over it. “