“My son is not a monster, what he has done is monstrous”. Martine Henry, the mother of the murderer confides for one of the first times in a book, accompanied by a journalist from the Sunday newspaper Plana Radenovic.
In this book to be published Thursday, Me, mother of Jonathann Daval, to Michalon editions, she recounts her version of the terrible crime committed by her son in October 2017, to which she remained very close, convinced of having participated in the spiral of lies in which he got locked in for several weeks, participating in the white steps in tribute to Alexia. “In hindsight I think I stopped him from telling the truth […]. He had tried to tell me: “I am the husband, therefore the first suspect […]. I would cut him off, I would answer no, that wasn’t possible. »
“We will never know, I think”
Martine Henry had previously spoken little, haunted by this feeling of guilt. “After such a tragedy, we see everything that has happened since childhood. […] Jonathann was a quiet, solitary child. It was going very well at school. We will never know, I believe. »
During the trial which resulted in the sentencing of her son to twenty-five years in prison on November 21, 2020, the childminder was only a simple witness. Two years later, the 66-year-old mother of seven, grandmother and great-grandmother, decided to speak out to also say the unwavering support she will give to her son. “Whatever he did, I will always be here. »