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French court hands down jail terms to attackers of first lady's relative

(FILES) A picture shows a chocolate shop owned by French First Lady Brigitte Macron's grandnephew Jean-Baptiste Trogneux who was attacked a day before by anti-government protesters, in Amiens on May 16, 2023. AFP - DENIS CHARLET

A French court on Monday sentenced two men to jail after convicting them on charges of beating up the great-nephew of France's first lady Brigitte Macron last month outside her family's chocolate shop.

The court in the northern city of Amiens sentenced one of the accused to 12 months in prison and the second to 15 months for the attack on Jean-Baptiste Trogneux. A third defendant was acquitted.

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