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French criminal (1953–2017)

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Patrick Henry
Henry interviewed by French television shortly before his arrest in early 1976
Born31 March 1953
Troyes, France
Died3 December 2017 (aged 64)
Lille, France
Occupation(s)Travelling salesman
Printer and publisher
Conviction(s)Murder with aggravating circumstances (1977)
Drug trafficking (in possession of 10 kg of cannabis) (2003)
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment (20 January 1977)
Returned to his life prisoner condition, 4-year term, €20,000 fine and the confiscation of money he had with him (around €8,000) (22 July 2003)

Patrick Henry (31 March 1953 – 3 December 2017) was a French criminal and cause célèbre and the subject of public and judicial controversy. He was convicted of the kidnapping and murder of the eight-year-old Philippe Bertrand in January 1976.

Trial and sentencing

Henry's trial began on 18 January 1977, and he was defended by Robert Bocquillon and Robert Badinter. A contentious issue in the trial was the validity of capital punishment in France; Badinter, a fervent supporter of its abolition, ultimately convinced the jury not to execute his client. The case is said to have had an influence in leading to the abolition of the death penalty in France in 1981. Henry was instead sentenced to life imprisonment and was paroled in 2001; however, he returned to prison two years later after being caught trying to smuggle drugs into France. He was subsequently denied parole multiple times before finally succeeding and being released from prison on medical grounds on 15 September 2017.

Death

Henry died of lung cancer in Lille, aged 64, on 3 December 2017, less than three months after his release from prison.

References

  1. Sorj Chalandon (29 May 2009). "Le cas Patrick Henry" (in French). Libération. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  2. Max Berley "France Debates Parole, After 24 Years of Prison, for Killer of a Child", New York Times; accessed 3 December 2017.
  3. "Patrick Henry peut sortir de prison". 15 September 2017.
  4. L'ex-détenu Patrick Henry est mort; accessed 3 December 2017. (in French)


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