In March 2018, the defendant had been convicted to four years in prison for the abuse of his own child. Roughly a year after the incident involving hiss child, the man a punched another man in the face in front of a club in Pétange in April 2015.
The consequences of this attack were subject to debate in front of the judge on Monday. According to his lawyer, the 41-year-old victim had sustained trauma to his throat.
The victim's lawyer had requested an expert evaluation on the damage to his client. In December, it was established that the victim was no longer fit for work, as confirmed by a CHL report in March.
The lawyer stated that his client had suffered from severe neurological problems two or three days after the attack. The president of the court then commented that the hospital in Esch -sur-Alzette had not been able to diagnose any injuries the day after the attack. In response, the victim's lawyer argued that there could be no feasible other reason for his client's issues, which did not just appear out of the blue. He confirmed the victim is receiving treatment in a rehabilitation centre and that the problems arose between the attack and the day he reported the attack, four days later.
The lawyer argued this proved a link between the punches and the ensuing consequences. The defendant's lawyer denied the allegations, stating that the man already had issues before the incident. She also reiterated that nothing was diagnosed at the hospital the following day and also requested a review by an expert.
Earlier in court, the man had testified as to how the defendant had beaten him in front of the nightclub. He said that several months later, he had travelled to Portugal to get surgery. The defendant told the court he regretted hitting the victim, but maintained that the surgery was not a result of the beating. The man had already had difficulties walking before then to which the president of the court asked incredulously whether the defendant had punched the man knowing he had a health issue. He responded that the victim had been walking normally on that day.
The prosecutor highlighted that nobody was contesting the beating and injuries, but that some questions remained unanswered regarding the consequences off said injuries. He therefore found an expert's review to be necessary.
The verdict will be delivered on 20 June.
