“The act could be intentional,” according to the Paris prosecutor’s office, which reclassifies the investigation as murder and attempted murder.

A major change. The investigation opened after a car crashed into a terrace in the 20th arrondissement of Paris has been reclassified as murder and attempted murder, the Paris prosecutor’s office announced on Thursday, July 18. Until now, the investigation had been opened for involuntary manslaughter and involuntary injuries by the driver.

The act of the 24-year-old driver, which left one dead and six injured, “could be intentional” In view of “his statements”the same source said. The suspect, who has no prior criminal record, was released from custody and taken to a psychiatric hospital, the prosecutor’s office said. The investigation has been entrusted to the criminal brigade.

“This reclassification of the facts was made in light of the statements made by the accused during his police custody, suggesting that the act could have been intentional.”explained the prosecution. “Research into the possible presence of a passenger and the toxicology of the person in question is continuing,” stressed the Paris prosecutor’s office.