"He tried to strangle his girlfriend in 1989": new revelations about Bertrand Cantat

Before hitting and killing Marie Trintignant in 2003, Bertrand Cantat had already physically attacked some of his companions in the past, reveals an investigation published on Thursday by "Le Point".

Contrary to what was said by relatives of Cantat during his trial, the violent behavior of the singer was well and truly known to his entourage for several years, and a real omerta would have ruled around this subject, writes the weekly.

According to a member of the Black Desire group, quoted by our colleagues, Kristina Rady, the wife of Bertrand Cantat, allegedly asked several relatives to lie at the trial of the singer. "She did not want her children to know that their father was a violent man," says the musician, who preferred to remain anonymous.
"I knew that he had hit the woman with whom he was before Kristina, I knew that he had tried to strangle his girlfriend in 1989. I knew that he had hit Kristina, but that day we We all decided to lie, we were all under his control, and we think he would look after himself. "
To believe this former partner of Bertrand Cantat, members of the Black Desire group were not the only ones to know that the singer was violent.

"Many people in the Bordeaux area knew that Kristina had been beaten before the Vilnius affair, but they were silent," he says.
"I hope you can still hear my voice"

According to "Le Point", Bertrand Cantat would have continued to be threatening and violent towards Kristina Rady after her release from prison, in 2007. The singer would have harassed and threatened her after she chose to leave him. time for another man.

Bertrand Cantat would have been so threatening that it happened to the young woman to hide his children at a neighbor.

"Clearly, she left them to protect us ... [...] She was afraid that her husband would come looking for her violently." Kristina seemed to be at the same time under the influence, in love, torn, lost, "she tells weekly.
Despite this violence, Kristina Rady will eventually return to Bertrand Cantat. She will be found hanged at home in 2010.

In her survey, provided, the "Point" also transcribes SMS and emails that Kristina Rady addressed to her lover at that time. "If he finds out you know my number, it's over for me," she wrote. "On several occasions, I escaped the worst," she also said in a voice message left on the answering machine of her parents.

"He's doing horrible things with me in front of his family [...] I hope we can get by and you can still hear my voice."
Joined by "Le Point", Bertrand Cantat's lawyer replied that he could not reach his client.