Kudotap: French hunter who killed man after ‘mistaking him for boar’ to appear in court
A hunter, who shot dead an Anglo-French man after allegedly mistaking him for a wild boar, will appear in court on Thursday accused of manslaughter.
Morgan Keane, 25, was hit in the chest as he was cutting wood outside his home in a village north of Toulouse, in south-west France, two years ago.
The hunter, Julien Féral, 35, had obtained his hunting licence only six months before the tragedy and admitted he did not know the area. Laurent Lapergue, 51, who organised the hunt, is also on trial for manslaughter.
The case has amplified calls for a crackdown on hunt safety and growing anger over the perceived impunity of France’s powerful hunting lobby, which has the backing of Emmanuel Macron. Since Keane’s killing, two other civilians have been shot by hunters.
Keane’s death sparked a social media campaign by his friends called “One day, one hunter”, which led to a petition signed by more than 100,000 people. A subsequent parliamentary inquiry resulted in a 140-page report published in September that recommended, among other safety measures, banning hunters from drinking but rejected activists’ calls to outlaw hunting on Sundays and Wednesday when many children have no school.
Members of the National Hunters’ Federation (FNC) rejected the Sénat’s proposals and reacted angrily, saying they were being “stigmatised” and caricatured.
The indictment states that Keane was chopping wood on his private land at a place called Garrigues near Calvignac at about 4.30pm when Féral, “believing he was shooting at a boar”, fatally hit him from a distance of 75 metres with a Remington pump-action rifle.
Féral, who had a valid gun permit and a recent hunting licence, told police he had joined the hunt with his brother-in-law but was not familiar with the area or which parts of it were private. He said he was standing in a field where he saw “no car, no habitation, no person”, heard a cracking and spotted a boar, which turned and ran into the wood. When he spotted movement nearby, he said he shot again assuming it was the boar.
Keane and his brother Rowan lived alone at the property following the death of their parents. Their mother was French, and the brothers were born and raised in France. The indictment stated that Keane’s late father, Michael, whose nationality was recorded as British when he died in July 2019, had clashed with local hunters two years previously accusing them of coming too close to his land.
Lapergue admitted Féral was inexperienced at boar hunting and did not know the area, but denied any responsibility in the killing. He was accused of manslaughter for allegedly failing to give adequate security instructions before the hunt, which he denies. He also rejected investigators’ findings that the hunt was “totally disorganised” and “intrinsically dangerous”.
Maître Benoît Coussy, Rowan Keane’s lawyer, has called for heavier penalties for irresponsible hunters.
“The term “accident” has been used incorrectly since the beginning of this case and it seems to me inappropriate because it refers to what could be called the hunting excuse,” Coussy told French journalists.
“It’s time to create a hunting crime with heavier and more dissuasive penalties.”
Official figures show that during the 2020-21 hunting season there were 80 shooting accidents, seven of them fatal. Last year there were 90 accidents, eight leading to deaths. An estimated 150 people are injured in hunting accidents every year; most of the victims are those taking part, but in February a 25-year-old woman hiking on a marked trail path with a friend in the Cantal region was shot dead. In October 2021, a 67-year-old motorist was killed after being hit in the throat by a hunter’s bullet as he was driving on a dual carriageway from Rennes to Nantes.
In 2017, a 69-year-old woman was killed when a hunter shot at her garden hedge claiming he had seen a deer. The following year, a 24-year-old hunter killed Welsh restaurant owner Marc Sutton, 34, while he was out on his mountain bike in the Haute-Savoie where he lived. The hunter was sentenced to four years in prison, three of them suspended. Three other hunters and the wife of an accused were given suspended sentences for tampering with evidence.
The shooting of innocent civilians, some on their own private property, has raised questions over how the French countryside is shared. The FNC, which represents 800,000 licensed hunters, dismissed the Sénat report as a “millefeuille of restrictions” that were “not appropriate or realistic”.
The federation’s chairman, Willy Schraen, a larger than life figure who has the president’s ear, caused outrage in June after suggesting country dwellers and activists who feared local hunters should stay at home.
“They should just walk at home then they won’t have a problem … you can always be hit by a stray bullet, but don’t worry, you’ve more chance of being killed by a murderer in France than a hunter,” he told BFMTV.
However, Schraen said in the case of Keane’s killing it appeared “the basic rules were not respected”.
“If one shoots, you have to know what you are shooting at,” Schraen said.
About 90 species can be hunted in France thoughrestrictions on times and numbers apply. The country has 1,313,000 hunters, according to the FédérationNationale des Chasseurs, and hunting is the third most popular sport, after football and fishing.
The trial, which is expected to last one day, opens on Thursday in Cahors. Féral and Lapergue face up to three years in prison and a fine of €75,000 each, as well as a ban on having a firearm for five years or the permanent removal of their hunting licence if convicted.
4tomandchi: Ronaldo has got Man Utd. where he wants them to be which is to terminate his contract...
What a way to leave the club that made you who are today shame on ORORO!
Na so. Ronaldo's discipline and hardwork made him who he is today. Which dirty Manchester united. If he didn't work hard won't The club sell him?
Ronaldo has been a star in Sporting CP playing in Champions league before united signed him.
Manchester are not ready to change. Did Ronaldo lie? How can a sporting director be a coach? How can Maguire still be the captain? Why are the blazers still acting like they don't care.
bestdudes: Some weeks ago, this thread titled: "Not All 30yrs Old Ladies Were Approached By Serious Men In Their 20's" graced the Nairaland front page.
It is highly impossible that averagely pretty and above-average pretty ladies didn't meet serious men in their 20s. It is not possible. The problem with many ladies is that they have a very poor selection and also have a very bad attitude that chases good men away.
I am going to share my recent experience with 3 ladies and why I decided to walk away.
Lady 1: I had been chatting with this lady on Twitter without asking for her number. It has been on and off for more than one year. So about 3 months ago, I decided to ask for her number, which she delayed but later gave it on the same day.
For the records, this lady is pretty, she looks very much like Rita Dominic, very striking resemblance. Just to give you an idea that she is pretty.
We chatted a few times and then I decided to call. The first two were brief but the 3rd was much longer and somewhat boring because I was doing most of the topic or angle infusion, more like I was the one bringing up topics to sustain the interactions.
Before that 3rd call, I sent an SMS to ask if she was still at work and she replied to the SMS and said she was still at work. So I had to wait for about 1 hour before I called.
After the call, I texted her to say she has a good voice. I asked whether she sings or loves singing. It was just an innocent question borne out of curiosity because I could imagine she is a good singer with such a voice
She didn't reply to the SMS. Of course, I expected that, knowing how ladies behave over something as simple as that. While on Twitter, I asked whether she got the SMS, and she said that she saw it but didn't have airtime to reply lol...
That was a lie of course. I wonder why she would lie, perhaps she wanted to "form" or what? Ma'am, it was just a simple curious question.
I decided to take a stroll to her profile that same day and there I saw what completely turned me off. On her profile, she said people think she enjoys calls but she does not want calls and that they will think chatting her up on WhatsApp is better but she does not enjoy that either.
If that is the case, why give your number out? Why not isolate yourself from people entirely so that no one interacts with you? Are you better than those who took out time to spend it with you via calls?
I interpreted her mentality and worldview as someone who feels too important and does appreciate the effort of people who try to reach out to her or interact.
On seeing that, It was disappointing to note what she thought of others who called or chatted her up, I mean these are people's time that can't be gotten back lol.
Lady 2: This one is from Twitter as well. We started talking from a thread and I decided to DM her. I liked her energy. She was light and responsive, very open and communicative.
She started asking for my picture because I do not display my picture on Twitter. I was reluctant initially but sent it cos she persisted... after much chat, we exchanged numbers and I chatted her up on WhatsApp 2 days later. We talked about hanging out in December but she said she would be traveling to her state for the festive season.
While we were chatting, I had called before then, I simply asked whether she has entered another relationship after the last one she mentioned on Twitter.
Guess her response? she said "Do you have money to spend on my head"? For a less than 1 week interaction?
Oh, God... I knew I wouldn't want to have anything to do with this one beyond WhatsApp or Twitter. I reduced my interactions with her and it died.
For the two ladies above, I do not often remember they are on my contact anymore except when I see their status lol.
Let's move on
Lady 3: Met this one after church and we were going in the same direction. I spoke to her and we exchange numbers. We chatted, and I called. We arranged to meet up. On the day of our meeting, which was the first after that Sunday, she asked me whether I have knowledge of digital marketing or social media marketing. I said I do but it is not something that can be discussed on WhatsApp, except we meet so that I can explain it to her.
Though chatting her up was very slow as she is rarely online. She takes a few hours to reply lol.
We met and the meeting was more of a lecture with me answering all her questions. I enjoyed it anyway.
Knowing that I exchanged numbers because I was attracted to her, I had to find a way to subtly give hint. Now, here is the challenge I had. She increasingly started replying with monosyllables like "yeah", okay, no, lol, ,
On noticing that, I knew it was time to exit from her life and I did.
The above 3 ladies are pretty facially and above average... With their attitude that made me leave them alone, tomorrow, they will come online to write "Not All 30yrs Old Ladies Were Approached By Serious Men In Their 20's" lol and some persons will be saying it is true blah blah...
Girls are the architect of their own misfortune. You will see a man being a decent gentleman and develop a habit that chases them away. In the same vein, they will accept the guys who do not have any good intentions toward them.
Others may believe that thread but definitely not me. I do not believe that a girl, especially the pretty ones, will live from age 1 to 30 and never come across a man with good intentions. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE!
As you try 3 pretty ones, e no work. Try 3 ugly ones na...
Ready100: please permit my grammatical error please.
I work as an house keeper in one hotel here in kogi State. They do pay us 18k monthly.
One outstanding rules of the hotel is " don't collect any customer number, inrespective of the situation." so day before yesterday morning a guest check in, then yesterday morning I went inside to clean his room. I greeted him and start my cleaning, then he start asking me where I'm from, and my level of education and I told him. he said me based on the way I greeted and attend to him.
So later in the afternoon when he was checking out he came to the reception and ask for the guy That clean his room. he don't know my name cos I don't tell him.
They called me and in the presence of my supervisor and the deputy director the man ask for my phone number. at first I was shocked. I don't even know what to do or say.
For it not to look as if I don't want to give him, then I called out the number for him. He said he's travelling that when he will be coming back, he will call me I then thank him and went back to my department.
I get to work today my HOD said the deputy director is calling me in the office only for me to get there and he handed me my deducted salary that I am sacked. I asked why, he said I should meet my supervisor that he don't have time, I start begging him even though at first I don't know what happened.
I went to meet the supervisor and he said I gave out my contact to a customer yesterday. I went back to meet the deputy director and he ask the security to ordered me out.
I was weeping as I was trekking home this morning.
only God knows where I will see another work to take care of my siblings again.
The lord will provide for you. But people ought to keep emotions aside and be real. You knew the rules. Why break them? 18k salary?please how do u survive?
muykem: Tinubu is a political strategist. He managed the crisis very well and put everybody together, meanwhile Atiku in the other hand is sleeping over his party crisis.
blaquebelle: Different experiences so far. One was always blasting Travis greene and speaking in tongues very early in the morning and at night. The time wen sleep dey sweet.
Another one would wear my clothes and hang back for me before I'm back. E go con de smell strange armpit smell.
One abandoned her amala sotey the weevils infested the room in millions and we kept looking for solution. The girl knowing it was from her foodstuff just kept quiet, watching me go insane.
Worst of all are roomates that can soak pot and leave dirty plates for years. They don't even care till you get frustrated and wash everything all the time
The one that used to soak her used pad inside wc nko I don suffer untop roommate matter for this life.
Atiku is a bias Fulani man, said that what is happening in Benue is mere intercommunual conflict, nobody should accuse fulanis of the killings.
Another thing is Atiku is being controlled, do you think Atiku would have deleted the tweet, such an important tweet about Deborah, just like that!!! A christain was stoned and burnt, a girl, a student, they will still make him do what he doesn't want if he wins.
As for Obi, Obi is just a noise maker, who did not offere anything, and still has nothing to offer. His manifestos is filled with inexperience, the plans are not strategic enough
Kwankwaso goofed by saying if they won't vote for him, they should vote Tinubu. Imagine!!! He is not even ready or sure of himself.
MikeofKd: Smoke some weed , take some shots get high Live life. No be every time women matter ,enjoy yourself , E no pass like dat. If u no Dey high at Least once in a while with the kind problem naija carry , you Dey bleep up as a man for real.
When you have kidney or liver issues tmrw, do get mad when people refuse to contribute money for you.
Peter Obi Is Just Too Smart!! See His Response When Asked About Soludo At Lagos Business School Today
At the Lagos Business School Alumni conference today, HE. Mr Peter Obi was asked about Gov. Soludo’s recent comments about his investments & performance, and this is what he had to say.
Soludo that is speaking. What did he do for Anambra while he was CBN governor. Nothing. There was no benefit or loan of sort that anambrans got.
Person way bring 50,20 ,5 and 10 naira note polymer just to create avenue to print nonsense.
Till date, no one can come out to say Obi stole money from government.
You're saying obi didn't roof Schools. Go to Paul University and Tansian and ask how much they have benefitted from Obi.
You say " he is my brother, but he can't win" Just like a barren old lady telling a new bride that " I do wish you many children but I know you won't give birth"
sonature1: Those Nairaland-based fools who support Russian invasion of Ukraine shouldn't forget to tell us how much Russia is bringing to support Nigeria's elections.
In truth, education helps people to learn how to read, write and think, but it doesn't get rid of outright stupidity or sheer ignorance. Our world is safer under the United States than any other country.
Just look wetin you dey type. Dey misyarn anyhow. USA that keeps a blind eye, when Isreal bomb Pakistan unprovoked. USA to went to establish an embassy on a land given to Jews after the war. Is it the same USA that. Lied that Iraq had secret nuclear weapons just for Bush to start taking their oil. IS it the same USA that plotted the removal of Gaddafi because he wanted to establish the most powerful African currency. Is it the same USA that refused Russia to join NATO? Is it the same USA that came that Afghanistan, in the name of fighting Talibans only to hand the country back to talibans after many years of death? Omo, make I no too talk.
I no blame you. Na as they ban history for schools,una no sabi anything.
Do you even know Ukraine and Russia are fighting ?
edunaragold: What was the most painful thing your spouse did to you, that hurts you, sometimes when a man is angry, they show their anger to their wife, most times some husbands walk away from home, and some women act childish, but a decent woman, will keep quite, and table the matter when it's bed time.
A woman's anger can destroy in sec, sometimes most women when they are angry, they spark, talk, shout, or lock his cloth, etc, sometimes when a woman is angry they say things without reason the repercussions.
For me when I'm angry with my wife, I walk away, when she is mad at me, I get her some shopping, even when am broke, to say it's ok am sorry.
The truth in this context is that Obi will not win, Obi knows he won't win, Obi knows his people know he won't win, Obi knows his people know what he is doing
That is the truth bro
If you're so certain Obi won't win, why are that worried? You just typed Obi 4 times. You must be having sleepless nights because of Obi.
Did you watch the Edo rally bro? Those people are not Igbos. You can feel genuine love.
You can't buy that type of love with money.
Point from one person from Tinubu campaign group that is not related to him,or owe him or are waiting for promised positions.
Tiimothy: This girl came over to my house, she was on her period. So we started kissing and feeling so hor.ny, she said I shouldn't penetrate my dick but I can give her mouth action.
As I was giving her mouth action, I noticed her menstruation blood taste so salty and her pussy smells like boiled meat. I also saw sticky mucus discharging along side with blood from her pussy. Immediately I just stopped giving her mouth action because I was already feeling so irritated.
Why is menstruation blood so salty like that? Please Someone should educate me.
Messi1: I broke up with this lady two years ago and forgot about her.. Since then she has never crossed my mind as anything important.
Last two weeks i saw a message popped up my WhatsApp from a new number, i replied and we started chatting. She has sent me "I miss you" and "I still love you" several times.
This girl said she wants us to get back together and her pushing me to get back to her is frustrating me.
Crime › Re: French Hunter Who Killed Man After Mistaking Him For A Pig To Appear In Court by IamtheTruth1(m): 8:28pm On Nov 19, 2022
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