Margaux Pinot showed on social media injuries and bruises caused by the blows taken by his partner and coach, Alain Schmitt. The man was released because there was insufficient evidence of guilt. “What was still missing? Maybe I should have died? “
The Olympic judoka, Margaux Pinot, posted the photo showing the signs of the violence suffered
Swollen, swollen nose. Livid lips. A black eye, the left, which he can hardly keep open. Scratches and bruises on the face. Bruises and bruises on the forehead. Margaux Pinot it is unrecognizable, its image is frightening especially when compared to that of a short time ago. The French judoka looks like another person, in her eyes you can still read the terror and anger for the violence suffered. Who is it that has reduced it in these conditions? It was her teammate and coach who beat her, Alain schmitt, who had recently received the post of coach of the Israeli women’s team.
A shocking story, a case of domestic violence that started with a fight and then turned into a nightmare for the woman attacked by the man who had returned home drunk until he lost control. “I was expecting it – explained Pinot in the story given to the newspaper Le Parisien -, we were in agreement that it would pass. He told me that he would no longer need me and he began to offend me”.
Furious, he grabbed her by the hair, hit her on the head, knocked her to the ground and continued to rage on her. And when he put his hands on her neck he saw death with his eyes. The description he makes of the episode in a post shared on Instagram is creepy. “In the night between Saturday and Sunday – we read -, I was the victim of an attack in my house by my partner and coach. I was insulted, punched, hit several times in the head on the ground. And finally he tried. to strangle me. I thought I was going to die, I managed to escape to take refuge from my neighbors who immediately called the police, she adds. I have several injuries including a broken nose and a 10-day prognosis “.
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The anguish of those moments is accompanied by another feeling that hurts more: the sense of anger and injustice caused by the decision of the Judicial Court of Bobigny. Schmitt was released after spending approximately 48 hours in the cell. At the hearing he stated that he did not “never hit a woman” and, in the end, the two conflicting versions prompted the judges to free the man because there was not enough evidence of guilt.
For Margaux Pinot that decision was terrible, like getting another punch in the face after the flurry of slaps and punches taken by his partner. “How much is their defamatory defense worth compared to my injuries and the blood shed on the floor of my apartment? What would I have to suffer again, maybe I should have died? I probably managed to save myself thanks to judo – added the French champion -. And I think. to all those who cannot say the same “.
