What happened for 24 hours? The young jogger, missing since Monday afternoon in Saint-Brice, was found alive Tuesday evening about fifteen kilometers away, in a restaurant in Sablé-sur-Sarthe. 24 hours of anguish for his family, 24 hours of fruitless research until this happy ending.
The kidnapper’s track, widely relayed on social networks, is privileged
It was perhaps the press conference of Céline Maigné, the prosecutor of the Republic of Laval, which tipped the case. Indeed, in a few hours, the investigation opened by the Public Prosecutor’s Office changed status, no lead has been ruled out to explain this disappearance. All the hypotheses are then on the table: criminal, accidental and even running away. But, during this press conference, probably based on the ongoing investigations, carried out by forty experienced investigators, Céline Maigné indicates that the young girl may have been the victim of an abduction: “After having started on the basis of a worrying disappearance, the investigation is now open on the count of kidnapping and sequestration. I stress that this qualification is punishable by a tort in the event that the perpetrator of the facts quickly and voluntarily release the detained person “.
Kidnapping and forcible confinement
It is the end of the words of the Prosecutor which is interesting. Here she gives the impression of addressing a possible kidnapper. For the moment, this track, widely mentioned on social networks, is privileged according to a source close to the investigation but has not been confirmed. According to the penal code, except in aggravating circumstances and without physical harm, the perpetrator of a kidnapping and confinement risks 5 years in prison if the victim is released voluntarily and quickly. Otherwise, the maximum penalty, provided for by law, is life imprisonment.