By Le Figaro
Published 25 minutes ago, Updated 7 minutes ago
Wilfrid Hounkpatin.
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The 32-year-old pillar was on trial for domestic violence this Wednesday afternoon at the Castres criminal court. And was sentenced to 12 months in prison with a two-year probationary suspension.
The French international pillar of Castres Wilfrid Hounkpatin (32 years old, 1 selection) was found guilty this Wednesday by the Castres criminal court. The former Narbonne and Rouen player was tried for domestic violence against his partner and received a 12-month suspended prison sentence (with a two-year probationary reprieve), reports in particular Rugby Rama , present during the hearing. At the beginning of January, he was placed in police custody and under judicial supervision with a ban on contact with his partner. He faced a sentence of three years in prison and a fine of 45,000 euros.
Following this, his club fired him. “Such actions would be in total contradiction with the values advocated by our club. Immediately, Castres Olympique has decided to initiate a disciplinary procedure accompanied by a dismissal with a ban on coming to the workplace., had written the CO. Quickly returning to training and to everyone’s surprise, he appeared again in the group to face Toulouse on March 2. The player called up by the XV of France in 2021 for a tour of Australia then defended himself on social networks, responding to numerous negative comments. “It’s crazy how many people were at my house at that time… I’ve never hit a woman in my life and my partner can validate my words… But keep talking, you make me laugh”he wrote.
