Bastien Payet trial: on the stand, accused accused

On the fourth day of the trial of Bastien Payet's assailants on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in the Marne assize court, the accused denied any involvement in the alleged acts, sometimes to the point of absurdity.

On the fourth day of the trial of Bastien Payet's alleged assailants, who died after being beaten in Reims in 2019, it was the turn of the three accused to be heard on Tuesday. They all look back at the ball and deny that they had been beaten.

The sitting court of the Marne, where the three young people who killed Bastien Payet appear, lived yesterday a heartbreaking morning. The 23-year-old's parents and friends, who were the victim of free violence in 2019, testified of his exemplarity. "He was my only son, I had hoped [during] three years," his mother said. At the end of the afternoon, the girl who delayed the investigation confessed her lies, without explaining them. Reims courtho…