Prosecutor Nicolas Ruff delivers his closing argument before the criminal court in Albi, on October 15, 2025. SERGIO AQUINDO FOR LE MONDE
The prosecution has one weakness in its effort to convince the court and jury to find Cédric Jubillar guilty of the murder of his wife, Delphine: It cannot answer the "how." But it has one strength: It can explain the "why." The closing argument, delivered on Wednesday, October 15, by prosecutors Nicolas Ruff and Pierre Aurignac, focused on a single objective: bringing the sensational Jubillar case back to the tragic banality of a domestic murder. Against the man "who made sure that Delphine Aussaguel [her maiden name] was nothing anymore," Aurignac called for a 30-year prison sentence and the removal of parental authority.
The groundwork had been powerfully laid by Laurent Boguet, the last lawyer for the plaintiffs to speak. His arguments were, in effect, similar to those of a prosecutor. His role as the lawyer appointed by the guardian of the Jubillar couple's two children, alongside Malika Chmani, gave him a unique position.
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