Martyrdom of Amandine, who died of hunger in Hérault: “Yes, I admit it”, her mother finally confesses to acts of torture and barbarity at the hearing

Sandrine Pissara has denied since her arrest having caused the death of her daughter Amandine, 13, who died in August 2020 in Montblanc near Pézenas.

“Yes, I recognize them”. Four years after the death of Amandine, 13, who died of starvation at her home in Montblanc, in Hérault, her mother Sandrine Pissara, 54, who denied any violence and mistreatment towards her child, finally confessed this Tuesday, January 21 before the Assize Court of Hérault.

As this final, very trying day of hearing was about to end, the presiding judge had an audio recording made in the summer of 2019 by a neighbour of the family, shocked by the screams she heard coming from the house of Jean-Michel Cros and Sandrine Pissara, played.

A poignant audio recording

A poignant recording in which we hear the little girl screaming in pain and begging her mother, whom she calls “Madame”, while we hear the latter's voice, very calm, and the sound of blows.

Immediately afterwards, the presiding judge Eric Emmanuélidis asked the accused to stand up. She admits to the violence against the child, part of the accusations against her. The president. “Do you acknowledge the torture and acts of barbarity from the beginning of the confinement until the death of your daughter, defined by the judge as isolation, repeated humiliation, leaving her naked, starving, confined naked in a closed room where she was relegated for weeks without anyone being able to access her?”

“Yes, I acknowledge them”, answers Sandrine Pissara in a blank voice.

“This is the first time I've seen you cry”, the president continues. “You want to add something ? ” She shakes her head. “Sit down.”