"Jean-Luc Vadin, 57, was found shot dead in his home in the north-eastern village of Cumieres in 2022, in what appeared to be a break-in. His son Yann Vadin, now 36, initially denied murdering his father, then said he had killed him by accident and made the crime scene look like someone had broken in. The defendant said he was overwhelmed by the pressure of being the ninth generation to take over the Vadin-Plateau champagne business."
"He claimed he had arrived at the family home very early one morning with a gun to kill himself, but saw his father and shot in his direction, then reloaded and shot him again to "end his suffering". He then went home and turned up at work at 8am, the investigation showed."
"Prosecutors argued he killed his father after siphoning €8,000 to €40,000 per month from the family business account to spend, including on horses and holidays. They argued it was a premeditated murder after he stole money from the company, as shown in his attempt to stage the crime scene. But the son's lawyer, Nairi Zadourian, said her client had been depressed and suicidal, after "exhausting himself physically and morally without having really chosen" his career."
Yann Vadin, 36, was sentenced to 25 years for the 2022 killing of his father Jean-Luc Vadin, 57, in Cumieres. Jean-Luc was found shot dead in his home in what appeared to be a break-in. Yann initially denied the killing, later said it was accidental, claiming he had come to kill himself, shot his father when he saw him, then reloaded to "end his suffering." Investigators found he returned to work at 8am. Prosecutors linked the murder to monthly siphoning of €8,000–€40,000 from the family champagne business and argued it was premeditated. The defence cited depression and suicidal intent, noting career exhaustion.
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