Pieces of evidence pictured during the jury selection for the trial of Laurent Andris, accused of killing his 65-year-old mother, Gabrielle Hannot., at the Hainaut province Assize Court in Mons, on Thursday 1 October 2026. The events date back to April 21, 2023, in Villers-Poterie (Gerpinnes). The accused rammed the neighbours cars twice. The police arrived later (called by neighbours), 65-year-old Gabrielle Hannot was already dead. Defence lawyer confirmed the accused committed the acts while under the influence of narcotics. The man, aged 32 at the time of the events, struck his mother with several objects, including a box cutter, with extreme violence. Laurent Andris had been convicted of attempted murder in 2016. He had been on parole EMILExWINDAL 188437666

Pieces of evidence pictured during the jury selection for the trial of Laurent Andris, accused of killing his 65-year-old mother, Gabrielle Hannot., at the Hainaut province Assize Court in Mons, on Thursday 1 October 2026. The events date back to April 21, 2023, in Villers-Poterie (Gerpinnes). The accused rammed the neighbours cars twice. The police arrived later (called by neighbours), 65-year-old Gabrielle Hannot was already dead. Defence lawyer confirmed the accused committed the acts while under the influence of narcotics. The man, aged 32 at the time of the events, struck his mother with several objects, including a box cutter, with extreme violence. Laurent Andris had been convicted of attempted murder in 2016. He had been on parole EMILExWINDAL 188437666

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Pieces of evidence pictured during the jury selection for the trial of Laurent Andris, accused of killing his 65-year-old mother, Gabrielle Hannot., at the Hainaut province Assize Court in Mons, on Thursday 1 October 2026. The events date back to April 21, 2023, in Villers-Poterie (Gerpinnes). The accused rammed the neighbours cars twice. The police arrived later (called by neighbours), 65-year-old Gabrielle Hannot was already dead. Defence lawyer confirmed the accused committed the acts while under the influence of narcotics. The man, aged 32 at the time of the events, struck his mother with several objects, including a box cutter, with extreme violence. Laurent Andris had been convicted of attempted murder in 2016. He had been on parole EMILExWINDAL 188437666

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