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Homeowner convicted: Violence against squatters in the Bassin d'Arcachon!
Karine Lellouche was convicted of illegally evicting a squatter in Bordeaux. Details of the punishment and background information.
Homeowner convicted: Violence against squatters in the Bassin d'Arcachon!
A scandalous incident in Andernos, a small town in the French department of Gironde, is currently causing a stir. On November 28, 2025, 55-year-old Karine Lellouche was sentenced in the Bordeaux criminal court. The reason for the charge was her complicity in serious violence that resulted in injuries lasting up to eight days. Lellouche had hired two henchmen in a desperate attempt to evict an illegal squatter from her inherited family home.
The squatter, Carlos Passerieux, had been living for months without permission in the property that Lellouche inherited in 2020 after her father's death. Her financial situation was tense because she needed the proceeds from the sale of the house to pay urgent inheritance taxes and to avoid impending foreclosure. A real estate developer had already expressed interest in the property, which further exacerbated the situation for Lellouche.
The dramatic incident
Lellouche explained that she had hired strangers for 5,000 euros to “take Passerieux far away.” But instead of the two henchmen, Medhi Sebite and Christian Epesse Titi, being able to drive the squatter away inconspicuously, they waited in the house while Passerieux was not present. One of the henchmen was armed with a tear gas canister. The situation escalated when the gendarmerie was alerted and arrived around 4 p.m. to arrest the two henchmen.
As a result, Sebite and Titi confessed that they had been hired by Lellouche to liberate the house. The squatter himself demanded 1,000 euros for physical damage and 2,000 euros for psychological damage, which further inflamed the already tense situation. The prosecutor, Juliette Boy, described the matter as a "kidnapping project" and asked for a three-year suspended prison sentence for Lellouche.
The judgments and their consequences
Ultimately, Lellouche was sentenced to one year in prison with simple probation. Her henchmen received harsher sentences: Sebite received one year in prison, of which ten months were without parole, and Titi was sentenced to 15 months, of which twelve months were without parole. In addition, all three were sentenced to joint compensation of 1,200 euros for Passerieux, divided into 600 euros for court costs and 300 euros each for physical and psychological damage. Lellouche's lawyer expressed relief at the lenient sentences compared to prosecutors' demands, but was far from satisfied with the verdict.
The entire situation sheds light on the challenges faced by owners in similar situations. Since the new anti-squat laws came into force in 2025, dealing with illegal tenants has become more complicated than ever. More information on how owners can deal with such situations can be found at trouvervotreavocat.com.
In many cases, the prospect of foreclosures, which serve as a government means of enforcing outstanding monetary claims through the sale of real estate, leads to serious financial concerns for owners. The legal framework for this must be fully understood in order to be able to act prudently. Further details are at right.de to read.
The developments surrounding Karine Lellouche and the squatter once again shed light on the tense relationships between tenants and owners, which could not be more relevant.