Bordeaux Man Sentenced 11 Years for Stealing from Elderly Woman Morocco

The case ends with a heavy sentence. Matthieu Tabaud received eleven years in prison and a 50,000 euro fine before the criminal court of Pyrénées-Atlantiques. After a swift deliberation, the five professional judges found him guilty of abduction, unlawful confinement and abuse of weakness against Jeanne Narbout. This victim died at 94 years old, isolated in a medical facility in Casablanca in July 2025.

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The elderly woman’s ordeal was marked by multiple forced relocations under the guise of good intentions. Removed from her home in Boeil-Bezing, she was first placed in the Basque Country, from Saint-Pierre-d’Irube to Bayonne. The abductor ultimately organized her final departure to the Moroccan kingdom where she would end her life "alone in a retirement home," as emphasized by prosecutor Marc Bourragué, who had requested sixteen years in prison.

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The objective of this distant isolation was purely financial. According to gendarmerie investigations, the damages amount to 830,000 euros, a fortune now completely squandered by this repeat offender. To seize this windfall, he carried out successive transfers from life insurance policies and accounts of the woman he dared call his "godmother of the heart." In court, the accused only admitted vague "management errors." His counsel, Me Antoine Tugas, fiercely argued against the unlawful confinement while admitting the theft of assets. The defense has ten days to appeal the conviction.