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ATA/174/1997 ΓÇó Witnessing an assault on one’s child does not confer victim status
ATA/174/1997Cour de justice / Chambre administrative11 mars 1997Dismissed
The appellant witnessed an assault on her daughter by a drug addict and sought compensation under the Victim Assistance Act. The court held that she was not directly targeted by the offense and therefore did not have victim status within the meaning of the Act. As a result, she was not entitled to an indemnity.
Art. 2 LAVI; victim status and entitlement to indemnity require direct injury by the offence. A person who merely witnesses the assault of a third party, even a close family member, is not directly affected in the sense of the Act and cannot claim statutory indemnity on that basis.
Descripteurs
AIDE AUX VICTIMES; LESION CORPORELLE; VICTIME; INDEMNITE(EN GENERAL); INDM
Normes
LAVI.2; RIILAVI.2
Résumé
N'est pas directement visée par l'infraction au sens de la LAVI la recourante qui a assisté à l'agression de sa fille par une toxicomane. N'a pas qualité pour prétendre au versement d'une indemnité au sens de la LAVI, la recourante qui a assisté à l'agression de sa fille par une toxicomane.