Marseille: Clémence refuses the advances of a stranger, he breaks a bottle on her face; Samir E., well known to the police, is sentenced to 3 years in prison, in front of his victim, covered in voluminous bandages

Samir E., whose life story is marked by violence, was sentenced to three years in prison, in front of his victim, covered in large bandages and visibly traumatized.

For Clémence*, the evening of July 14, 2025, turned into a “fireworks display of violence,” as prosecutor Pierre-Yves Pezzino put it. The young woman was sitting on the port of Malmousque, in Marseille's 7th arrondissement, enjoying the summer day with a friend.

Samir E. approached, very drunk. He clumsily tried to seduce Clémence, and when she refused, he threw the glass bottle he was holding in his hand in the face of the woman who had rejected him.

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