entenced Saturday 1 March to thirteen years' imprisonment, Kevani Wansale has ten days to appeal the verdict of the Court of Assizes of Essonne. "Thirteen years for a boy who was only 18 years old at the time, it's tough," said his lawyer Damien Me Brossier. The public prosecutor had requested fifteen years against the young man found guilty of "assassination attempt" on December 16, 2005 at the Lycée Louis-Blériot d'Etampes (Essonne) Karen Montet-Toutain, a professor of applied arts .

"It's a real mess for both parties," however, deplored Mrs. Montet-Toutain. In the aftermath of the attack, it had expressed strong resentment against his superiors, who had not sustained when, a few days before the attack, she had been threatened by students. She had alia challenged the headmaster, Catherine Kapfer, too lenient, she says, in matters of discipline. "I could not foresee that Kivani would stab his main professor, defended himself Thursday, February 28th at the helm Mrs. Kapfer.

At the conclusion of four days of hearings, debates led by the chairman Francis Debons will be limited to the statement of facts that they were hardly the subject of doubt, the accused having recognized when he surrendered. Reflecting on the sole issue of qualification of the charges - the accused had it or not premeditated her gesture? -- The court has applied to ensure that the trial becomes the violence in schools.

Mrs. Montet-Toutain, her assailant, 18 years old and in the first year of BEP sale at the time, "showed signs of maladjustment to the establishment." Several students testified to the climate that prevailed in that class where "it was not able to learn much."

Two years after the tragedy, Mrs. Montet-Toutain, in the grip of a severe depression, has still not returned to work.
Yves Bordenave