# Femicide of Sylvie Sanchez: trial of Daniel Malagut in the Gers

> In August 2023, Sylvie Sanchez was killed in Préchac-sur-Adour, in the Gers, by her ex-partner Daniel Malagut, who ran her over with a car. Her trial opened on 2 November 2026 before the Gers assize court; the family denounces failures that left her "in the hands of her murderer". On 5 November 2026, Daniel Malagut, 76, was sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment for the murder of Sylvie Sanchez.

**In brief**: Ongoing story bringing together 2 events in Gers, followed from 2 November 2026 to 5 November 2026. 18 articles from 11 sources (justice); last updated on 5 November 2026 at 23:00. Reported toll: 1 death.

- Status: ongoing
- Category: Justice
- Place: Gers
- First detected: 2 November 2026 at 05:40
- Updated: 5 November 2026 at 23:00
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/stories/362-femicide-of-sylvie-sanchez-trial-of-daniel-malagut-in-the-gers

## Reported figures

- 1 deaths

## Coverage angles

Both sides cover the same 30-year imprisonment sentence, but the local left details the trial proceedings, testimony and criticism of the prosecutor's office, while the center favors factual dispatches focused on the sentence and the defendant's profile.

**Common ground**

- Daniel Malagut, 76, is sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment by the Gers assize court
- The facts took place on 3 August 2023 in Préchac-sur-Adour, where the victim was struck by a vehicle
- The victim is Sylvie Sanchez, the defendant's ex-partner

**Differences**

- The left details the defendant's admissions and statements and courtroom testimony, absent from center dispatches
- The left highlights criticism of the Auch prosecutor's office, an angle little developed on the center side
- The center stresses that the victim had reported death threats a few weeks earlier, an element not taken up in left-wing headlines

## Timeline (2 events)

### 2 November 2026 — [Trial of a man accused of killing his partner by running her over with a car](https://acturadar.com/en/events/6705-trial-of-a-man-accused-of-killing-his-partner-by-running-her-over-with-a-car.md)

A man is on trial for having killed his wife Sylvie by running her over with a car; the family denounces the failures that left her 'in the hands of her murderer'.

9 sources, 14 articles · Préchac-sur-Adour — Gers

### 5 November 2026 — [Femicide of Sylvie Sanchez: Daniel Malagut sentenced to 30 years imprisonment in Gers](https://acturadar.com/en/events/10842-femicide-of-sylvie-sanchez-daniel-malagut-sentenced-to-30-years-imprisonment-in.md)

The Gers assize court sentenced 76-year-old Daniel Malagut to 30 years in prison for the murder of his ex-partner Sylvie Sanchez in August 2023 in Préchac-sur-Adour.

3 sources, 4 articles · Préchac-sur-Adour — Gers

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