Intentionally committing crimes to help imprisoned grandchildren...What's the court ruling?
Oct 14, 2025
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According to RCI Guadeloupe, a 60-year-old man living in French Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, wore a mask and carried a handgun to a supermarket in the northern Saint-Rose region on the 28th (local time) and demanded money from the counter.
The former firefighter and no criminal record collected money, picked up a piece of cheese and a bottle of wine, and later walked to his vehicle.
It moved slowly until the nearby police were called. Eventually, he was arrested and taken to the police station.
He waited for his arrest to enter prison and help his grandson.
Before the trial, the lawyer said "He was desperate. He was not interested in money, he just wanted to meet his grandson and walk with him even in prison. "He was shocked to see his grandson in the visiting room with a broken front tooth. The grandchild was judged to have been abused by another inmate, he claimed.
A, who was charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault, and resistance to public power, admitted all charges in court.
However, the court struggled with the unprecedented motive for the crime.
Instead of a typical three to five years in prison, the judge said "We should not let actions resulting from desperation pay too much." The sentence was sentenced to five months in prison and 10 months of probation.
However, he decided to compensate the victims, receive psychological treatment, and stay away from the supermarket where the crime was committed. As a result, he maintained his right to continue visiting his grandson in a legal way, not inside the prison.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
