A forty-year-old placed in police custody in Val-de-Marne, suspected of having killed a 79-year-old man in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés

According to the first elements of the investigation, “the victim was attacked while she went to a home to collect a food basket” Thursday in the middle of the day, according to the prosecution.

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A 46-year-old man was taken into police custody on Thursday May 30, suspected of having killed another 79-year-old man in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Val-de-Marne).  (JULES HAUSS / FRANCE BLEU BELFORT-MONTBÉLIARD)

A 46-year-old man was taken into police custody on Thursday, May 30, suspected of having killed another 79-year-old man in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, in Val-de-Marne, indicates the Créteil public prosecutor’s office at the Agence Radio France. The fatal attack took place around 12 p.m., avenue Carnot.

According to the first elements of the investigation, “the victim was allegedly attacked while going to a home to collect a food basket”, details the prosecution, adding that a knife was found near the body. The suspect was immediately arrested and taken into custody. The prosecution specifies that “the context of this attack is not known at this time.”

An investigation into intentional homicide has been opened. She was entrusted to the Val-de-Marne judicial police. The prosecution adds that there is “no element” in favor of an act with a terrorist dimension and that the accused is a foreigner legally resident on French territory. Investigators must determine whether he suffers from psychiatric disorders.


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