Myles Dupont, 53, has appeared before the Landes Criminal Court since Monday in one of the most disturbing cases in recent years in France. She is on trial for the alleged fatal poisoning of her eldest daughter, Enya, who died in November 2019 after an overdose, for the alleged poisoning of her youngest daughter, Luann – who survived – and for the alleged poisoning of her youngest daughter, Luann – who survived – and Attempted to kill her ex-husbandYannick Reverdi. Facts, reconstructed by digital media 20 minutesdraw an illuminating clinical, family and judicial scenario. Dupont denies all charges and confirms that his eldest daughter committed suicide.
On November 13, 2019, firefighters responded to a home in central Dax. Upstairs, Enya, 18, was in cardiac arrest after several seizures. The only window in the room was blocked by a cupboard and the walls bore disturbing graffiti. Emergency crews were able to revive her, but the young woman died six days later. The first toxicity tests raised immediate suspicions. Twenty-four different drugs have been discovered – Antipsychotics, anxiolytics, anticonvulsants, and propranolol – a concentration equivalent to 50 to 75 tablets of the latter drug, and are never prescribed to the victim. No container was found in the room.
Her mother confirms that the young woman is with her History of depression And episodes of “Dark Thoughts” he decided to commit suicide. Her lawyer insists: “These accusations have devastated her. She has to deal with the pain of losing her daughter, and at the same time, she is accused of the worst crime a mother can commit: murdering her daughter.”
Researchers didn’t just notice medical discrepancies. They also discovered the young woman’s phone had gone missing, while her mother’s phone contained searches for beta-blocker overdoses conducted six months earlier. Maylis Daubon’s profile attracted more attention. Witnesses describe her as a manipulative personable to sustain improbable stories. “She has such a strong ability to persuade that she can fool those around her with confidence,” says Victor Font, Enya’s father’s lawyer.
In 2022, when the mother was first accused, psychiatric experts raised the hypothesis of Munchausen syndrome. This includes extremely rare pathology Causes disease in children To get attention or compassion. The defense rejects this diagnosis and maintains that no change in sentence was detected. However, in 2018, one psychiatrist pointed to what he described as the mother’s “total control” over her daughters.
The authorities have been monitoring the family’s situation for years. After the couple separated in 2009, a social worker alerted the juvenile judge that the two girls were submitting to their mother. Both in 2011 They refused to keep in touch with their father Despite mandatory mediation. Luann, now 22, still doesn’t want to see him. “For more than ten years, she was manipulated by her mother, who told her the most horrific things about her father. This leaves its mark,” says attorney Font.
After Enya’s death, judges ordered toxicology tests on Luann, who was 16 at the time. Dozens of medications – antidepressants, anxiolytics and sleeping pills – were detected without a prescription and despite consulting nearly sixty specialists between 2018 and 2021. In March 2023, Myles Dupont was charged for the second time with poisoningHer daughter was placed in foster care.
In the same year, the prison report added an unexpected dimension. According to testimony from other inmates, DuPont would comment on her intention to hire a hitman Her ex-husband was killed And hide the body. His defense rejects this, saying: “This is ridiculous, just prison gossip. What reason would he have to kill his ex-wife?”
The court must decide whether these scattered pieces constitute a criminal pattern or a series of tragic coincidences. If convicted, Myles Dupont could face up to thirty years in prison.