2°) Sentence Whereas S.B is found guilty of aggravated assault; Whereas according to the provisions of the aforementioned article, anyone guilty of such acts shall be punished with a sentence of 7 (seven) to 10 (ten) years and a fine of CFA F 300,000 (three hundred thousand) to CFA F 5000,000 (five million); Whereas, in the case at hand, it appears from the documents in the case file that the accused S.B has never been previously convicted; whereas, moreover, he feels deep remorse for having involuntarily and brutally taken the life of his niece with whom he had no conflictual relationship; that, however, it should be noted that it has constantly emerged from the proceedings, corroborated by the accused’s confessions in court that the latter had already on several occasions illustrated acts of violence against persons, without any judicial follow-up; that it is undoubtedly his impunity that has encouraged him to persist in his violence; that in order to put him out of action and dissuade him from repeating such an act, it is appropriate to sentence him to 60 (sixty) months of actual prison term and a fine of CFA F 300,000 (three hundred thousand). 3°) Seals Whereas Article 213-1 of Law No. 025-2018 of May 31, 2018, on the Penal Code provides for the confiscation of objects that have been used to commit the crime or that were intended to commit it; In this case, incriminating evidence, consisting of a stick, was discovered and taken to the Registry of this court under the number 026/2019 of 1/07/19; and it was mentioned both in the documents in the file and in the arguments during the hearing that this object was used to commit the crime and needed to be confiscated. 4) Civil action Whereas according to articles 230-1, 321-43 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the civil action for compensation for the damage caused by a crime belongs to all those who personally suffered the damage directly caused by the crime; whereas the compensation can be requested at the criminal proceeding before the Legal Department presents its’ submissions. Whereas, in the case at hand, SALGO Pousraogo Idrissa is the victim of the aggravated assault of which the accused was found guilty; whereas, however, appearing at the hearing, he declared before the submissions of the Legal Department not to file a civil suit; whereas it is therefore appropriate to give 4 Scanned with CamScanner