Aurélie Vaquier found in a concrete sarcophagus in Bédarieux: what to remember from the fourth day of the trial

Samire Lymani, fin 2020, se filme dans un magasin où il se moque du masque au moment de l'instauration du couvre-feu. DR – Photo

Samire Lymani, ex-companion of Aurélie Vaquier, found in a concrete sarcophagus on April 7, 2021, at their home in Bédarieux (Hérault), has been on trial for murder since Tuesday January 9 before the assizes of the # 39;Hérault. The trial is scheduled to last until January 17. A look back at this fourth day of hearing.

Since Tuesday, January 9, Samire Lymani has been on trial for "murder of a spouse", which puts him at risk of life imprisonment. However, he denies the facts: it was not he who killed his partner Aurélie Vaquier and even less who buried her under a concrete slab in their home in Bédarieux where the unfortunate woman was found on April 7, 2021.

What were the highlights of this fourth day ?

1. Defendant Lymani is impatient to speak

After four days of debate, Samire Lymani said very little. He spoke of his childhood, his meeting with Aurélie Vaquier whom he denies having killed. But it was ultimately only Monday that he would be able to respond to the avalanche of questions about his behavior and reactions between the time of Aurélie's disappearance. Vaquier and the discovery of the body.

"It's wrong, it's wrong!" he particularly lost his temper when it came to the question of the long days during which he allegedly did not report the disappearance of the victim.

2. The psychologist mentions "an inability to recognize oneself as responsible"

The expert psychologist was heard at length by the court this Friday afternoon. Posing hypotheses in the event of Samire Lymani's guilt. "If the facts are proven, it  there is an inability to recognize himself as responsible because that would damage the image of what he wants to give of himself. she said.

She also explained why Lymani would have chosen to hide and bury the body in the house: “to maintain control” she explained in particular. Or how his "chameleon” but also "impulsive" could justify his committing a criminal act, for fear of breaking up because "he is dependent”. And finally why he has this frantic need to go on dating sites for women and men.

Developments which arouse the ire of Me Montfort, in defense: "And if he is innocent, what do we do ?".

3. The mystery of the keys to the cursed dwelling.

This is one of the elements which, for the prosecution, incriminates Samire Lymani in the death of Aurélie. The question of the keys: the accused, who denies the facts, says he went on vacation and returned by opening the closed door of the marital home with his keys. It was during these few days that the murderer came. However, Aurélie's set of keys and Lymani's were seized by the gendarmes.

"I gave them two keys and I kept one, that's all" testifies the owner of the accommodation. There would therefore be no other key that would have allowed another individual to come and kill Aurélie, bury her and close the door in Lymani's absence.

"It'was their right to rekey" continues the owner indicating that it was very difficult because it was secure.

"Difficult but not impossible" recalls Me Monfort, in defense, his client having, during his hearings, finally said that the couple had had a third key made.