A 16-year-old boy was found dead Sunday August 28 in Vignoc, about twenty kilometers north of Rennes. He could have been the victim of a murder. Neighbors alerted the emergency services. They discovered the body around 8 a.m. in front of the fence of the family home. The victim was wearing traces of blows. The deputy public prosecutor on duty and a medical examiner could only confirm the death of the young man. The autopsy was to take place on Monday, August 29.
Victim’s father-in-law in custody
The causes of death have not been established at this stage. However, the hypothesis of the intervention of a third party is preferred. A criminal investigation has been opened. Early Sunday afternoon, a man was taken into custody under the qualification ofvoluntary homicide. It’s about victim’s father-in-law. This man is 34 years old and he is American nationality. This police custody was extended on Monday.