footballer Odsonne Edouard finally pays 24,000 euros in compensation to his victim
Sentenced in June 2018 in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) for having fired an air pistol at a passer-by from his car, footballer Odsonne Edouard had still not paid the € 23,539 compensation to his victim. The current Crystal Palace striker has just paid his debt.
Almost three years after his conviction, in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), footballer Odsonne Edouard, finally decided to pay his due. His victim, Francis Guiral, injured in the left ear by the former TFC player in 2017 after the latter shot him with an air pistol, finally received his € 23,539 in compensation, as he l ‘confirmed to France 3 Occitanie.
“They made it to my council. It’s a real relaxation “, he explains. Now disabled, this sum will allow him to buy the necessary equipment to hear better.
Sentenced at first instance and on appeal
In 2018, in criminal proceedings, Odsonne Edouard was sentenced at first instance to 4 months suspended prison sentence. A sentence confirmed on appeal. During this period, the athlete will be more brilliant by his absence than by his performance on the ground.
“Thanks to the press, local and national, to the mayor of Toulouse who is negotiating with the Toulouse Football Club in order to know if there was a way to contact the Odsonne Edouard club and to journalists like Philippe Auclair, the message is finally passed“says Francis Guiral.
Dear @CPFC, please contact your reader @ Oedouard22, who has not yet paid the € 24k in damages awarded to Francis Guiral, whom he shot with an air rifle in 2017 and who is now deaf. Sort it out. The story is told here: https://t.co/V4St0G3Rot
– Philippe Auclair (@PhilippeAuclair) September 2, 2021
Crystal Palace’s pressure on his player
According to our information, faced with media pressure across the Channel about this affair, Odsonne Edouard was summoned by son club with the injunction to settle his debt if he did not want to end up offside.
“All this mobilization is heartwarming, rejoices the volunteer in the associative environment. I’ll be able to turn the page and move on.“The reasons for not wanting to settle this story will remain an enigma, such as Odsonne Edouard’s passage at TFC.
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