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Man who slapped student in Paris attack that shocked the world sent to jail

October 5, 2018

CCTV cameras caught the 25-year-old hitting Marie Laguerre earlier in the year, after she told him to stop harassing her. (Source: Other)

A man who slapped a woman on a Paris street has been sentenced to six months in jail.

CCTV cameras caught the 25-year-old hitting Marie Laguerre earlier this year.

She says he lashed out after she told him to stop harassing her.

The man has also been ordered to pay $3500 in damages and take a course in gender related violence.

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