Trial of actor Said Bogota: "A hole in the head": the Calvary of the victim, the confessions of the accused

Judged for attempted assassination on the companion of an ex, actor Said Bogota for the first time recognized the facts.

«Je suis un miraculé»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» : Paul*, retrouvé en «état de choc complet»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»», «un trou énorme dans la tête»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»», du sang «dégoulinant sur le visage»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»», a détaillé son calvaire devant les assises à Évry, où le principal accusé, Saïd Bogota, a reconnu avoir voulu le tuer.

"In a state of extreme suffering"»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»

If he had admitted to having committed violence against Paul, Saïd Bogota for the first time admitted to having wanted to kill him under anger, while he was fleeing.

The day before, the main accused admitted "no longer getting to look in a mirror.I am ugly - a monster - for what I did ".

Witnesses, police, doctor and especially the victim returned to these hours of December 2018.

In the middle of the afternoon, a dumbfounded resident of the village of Saint-Chéron (Essonne), took charge of a young man of 17 "in a state of extreme suffering", reports a police officer quickly arrived on the scene.

Paul managed to escape men, including the alleged sponsor, actor Saïd Bogota, tried since Monday for having commanded and participated in his kidnapping, sequestration and his attempted assassination, due to a love jealousy.

At the helm, another policewoman says she was "shocked" when he saw this teenager, "curled up on himself, (... who) loses (have) really a lot of blood.I was (I was) afraid he died.»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»

Sur place, le médecin du Samu constate un «énorme trou dans la tête»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»», des brûlures au niveau du corps et des voies respiratoires, des doigts nécrosés.The vital prognosis being committed, he plunges the victim into artificial coma.

"It was inhuman"»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»

Courteous, the calm voice but sometimes twisting under emotion, Paul unfolds the thread of the story, standing at the helm, a few meters from the accused

At an evening, he meets Marion*, who assures her "that she is no longer in a relationship"»»»»»»»». «La relation se passait bien et en aucun cas, je n’ai appris l’existence de Monsieur (Bogota)»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»», ancien compagnon de Marion, déclare Paul.

A few weeks later, the apprentice mechanic was removed near his workplace.Among his kidnappers, he recognizes Saïd Bogota.

Le captif reçoit «claques et gifles»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» dans la voiture et témoigne de l’état d’ivresse du comédien: «Je n’ai jamais été aussi bourré qu’il l’était, c’était choquant.»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»

The two men take him into a cellar, joined by a third, and "(the) spray tear bomb, a lot, a lot"»»»»»»»»»»»».

When he discovers an equivocal message from Marion on Paul's phone, Saïd Bogota "has gone mad"»»»»»»»»»»»».He returns with a bottle of hydrochloric acid.Paul then receives toxic product in the face and ingest. «Je n’arrivais plus à respirer, j’étais aveugle»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»», panique le jeune homme.

A neighbor surprising the noise, he is transported in a field where he receives two flashball shots at the head and temporarily loses consciousness.

"He saw my head, you have to finish it"»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»

«Je ne savais pas qu’un humain…»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» Paul ne peut pas terminer sa phrase, mais se souvient que Saïd Bogota «le regardait dans les yeux»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» et qu’il l’avait frappé avec rage à la tête avec une clé à molette, une vingtaine de coups selon lui.

Before being sprayed with petrol then burnt down, the teenager hears Said Bogota gets angry: "Now that he has seen my head, you have to finish it.»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»

Parvenant à ôter ses vêtements enflammés, Paul court «de toutes ses forces»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» et se réfugie auprès d’une riveraine, à qui il demande «de rester près de (lui), de (lui) tenir la main»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»».

Venu le voir à l’hôpital, un ami «a reculé tellement c’était inhumain»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»», se remémore-t-il en pleurant.

Today, the young man retains important physical and psychological consequences.

"I hope justice will bring up the maximum sentence because it was a murder.If this lady (the neighbor) had not been there, I would be dead.»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»