She had collapsed on stage, in the middle of a concert. On July 19, 2017, 35-year-old singer Barbara Weldens died of cardiac arrest while performing in Gourdon, Lot, as part of the Léo Ferré music festival. Quickly the thesis of electrocution appeared as the most probable cause of his death, due to electrical malfunctions and not to the stormy episode which raged that evening.
A judicial investigation against X for “manslaughter” had been opened. It has been closed and points to “a causal link between the death of the artist and electrical faults in the lights and the microphone used”, indicates Alexandre Rossi, the public prosecutor of Cahors who announces the holding of a trial on December 15.
Those responsible for sound and lighting, as well as the association organizing the festival will be on the dock. “The alleged offense is punishable in particular by three years’ imprisonment, a fine of 45,000 euros and a ban on exercising a professional activity related to the facts for five years or permanently”, specifies the head of the Cahors public prosecutor’s office. .