The latter ended up filing a complaint on July 19, 2020. Since his arrival in May 2019, the person concerned has complained about everything and disrupted the peace and quiet of the building. The person concerned has, on several occasions, left mail at his neighbors’ homes, each time during the night.
He was exhibiting strange behaviors. He had conflicting relationships with each of his neighbors. The person concerned had the habit of dropping off letters during the night at his neighbors’ homes. He had left a cage to capture the cats. He walked around the village at night with a baseball bat. He complained about the birds and blamed the neighbors for attracting them by throwing bread. He said birds could bring deadly diseases and would leave droppings in the attic.
According to the neighbors, a good understanding with the person concerned was impossible because he complained about everything. He kept dropping off letters during the night.
According to testimonies, he couldn’t stand anything, not even conversations in the garden.
He also sent numerous letters to the court and tribunal.
“In the file are the defendant’s letters, verbose, quibbling. The person concerned attaches various extracts from laws or texts. The writings extend over pages and pages, in the form of recriminations, veiled threats, various reminders to criminal law, placing certain diplomas in a position of superiority, and disdain towards those they speak to.”
The fifty-year-old’s erratic behavior eventually led the judges to ask questions about his mental state.
The legal expert estimated, based on his writings and his hearings, that he is swimming between paranoia and exacerbated narcissism.
“Rightly, the first judge noted that the defendant’s attitude goes far beyond a simple neighborhood conflict,” said the court.
All the people interviewed denounce the receipt of multiple letters or emails received from the defendant for futile or non-existent reasons, the defendant criticizing everything and even what is non-existent. It was impossible to reason with him. “The letters are delusional and have the indisputable effect of annoying the complainants for false pretexts. The same is true of the numerous telephone calls and e-mails addressed to with an administration.” The court considered that the behavior of the person concerned was consecutive to the disorder from which he suffered and decided on internment.
