Mort de Nicolas Degand, “massacré” par les accusés : Élisabeth Simaz et Jessica Lancini “ont participé toutes les deux à la mise à mort de Nicolas”

2026-03-20 - 17:21

Pieces of evidence pictured during the first day of the assize trial of Jessica Lancini and her mother Elisabeth Simaz, at the Assize Court of the Brabant Wallon province in Nivelles, Thursday 12 March 2026. Both women are accused of the murder of Nicolas Degand. From the begining of the investigation, Elisabeth Simaz stated that she had stabbed her stepson to death, explaining that she had acted in self-defence during a violent altercation involving her daughter, as they were in the middle of a separation. BELGA PHOTO VIRGINIE LEFOUR ...