Victim of his wife and acquitted three times of domestic violence

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Pierre Turbide is always guilty to possession of brass knuckles handed to the police by his ex-spouse.

Nicolas Saillant

Thursday, August 3, 2017 17:36

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Freed of charges of domestic violence for a third time, a man said he was a victim of the justice system due to accusations that it “trolling,” as a thorn in the foot “.

Barely freed of charges of assault and threat leveled against him, Pierre Turbide realized that his victory was only partial on Thursday morning coming out of the Court of appeal. The one who was given four months in preventive detention following a third complaint for domestic violence filed by his former wife of 12 years, describes himself as a victim.

Tumultuous history

The horror story of Peter Turbide and his wife started in 2002 when the latter attacked him with a knife. Convicted and imprisoned, the woman had filed a complaint against Mr. Turbide for harassment and assault to severe.

Pierre Turbide had been freed of the charges, but his ex-spouse had jumped in the arms, under the watchful eye of the media during his trial, asking him to resume the relationship.

Yet, a year later, the same ride was repeated and Pierre Turbide has been charged with assault and criminal harassment once again. Of the charges for which he was acquitted.

In spite of these two episodes, Mr. Turbide has taken over the relationship with his wife, a decision he regrets today. “I forgave him, I was in love. I know that I would have had to leave “, he admits.

Third complaint

The couple has therefore continued its communal life until 2014, the time where Mr. Turbide was on the point of put an end to the relationship. The man therefore faces a third complaint. “This is a sting operation that it has prepared,” he said.

Finally it is a document signed by the complainant on which she confessed to have lied, which has allowed Mr. Turbid to go to appeal and be freed of the charges for which he was first convicted.

However, the man is always guilty of being in possession of brass knuckles, a weapon illegal. “It has never been to me “, he laments.

Always holder of this accusation in spite of his victory, Pierre Turbide says that he will not be able to work in northern Quebec because of that record. “When the future employer is going to see the possession of a prohibited weapon, it will deny me. It is a thorn in the foot, ” pleads the one who has not finished a fight.