The additional investigation requested last February in the Delphine Jubillar case is now closed. This Thursday 20 June, the Toulouse Court of Appeal will consider the results of these additional investigations, as well as the referral to the Assizes of Cédric Jubillar, the husband of the missing nurse, a decision strongly contested by his lawyers

In February, the judges had ordered additional information to verify certain elements, including a suspicious telephone conversation between a woman and her son, an ex-convict convicted of attempted murder who had been incarcerated in the same prison as Cédric Jubillar. Investigators also examined the statements of a medium who claimed to have had visions of Delphine Jubillar. However, none of these leads came to anything, according to Jean-Baptiste Alary, one of the defence lawyers, who said that “the additional information provided no significant element”.

At Thursday’s hearing, the examining magistrates’ chamber will therefore examine these new and inconclusive investigative elements, but will also consider the appeal lodged against Cédric Jubillar’s committal order. In November 2023, after more than 2 years of investigations, the judges decided to send him before the Tarn Assize Court to stand trial for the murder of his wife, with whom he was in the process of divorcing.

In this case without a body, confession or witness, the investigators remain convinced that this 37-year-old man killed Delphine Jubillar, who disappeared on the night of 15 to 16 December 2020 during the Covid-19 curfew. But Mr Jubillar’s defence, which insists he is innocent, is strongly contesting this referral to the assizes

The hearing will also address the issue of Cédric Jubillar’s pre-trial detention. He has been in prison since June 2021 and should have been released on Tuesday after serving 3 years, the maximum period he can serve if he has not been convicted. However, according to his lawyer, the additional information has reset the clock: “the period of detention is now subject to a reasonable time limit”. In the absence of a new decision, Mr Jubillar could therefore remain in prison until a possible trial before the Albi Assize Court, scheduled for the first half of 2025.