The discovery took place in Ferrières-en-Brie, in Seine-et-Marne, Thursday, January 27. A child 10-year-old was found dead in a suitcase the next day of his disappearance with his mother from the family home, learned franceinfo from the public prosecutor of Meaux, confirming an information from Journal The Parisian and BFMTV. The child’s mother, 33, was arrested in Choisy-le-Roi (Val-de-Marne), this Friday. Here is what we know about this macabre discovery.
A disappearance reported Wednesday evening
The child’s father, “worry” the absence of the boy and his mother from their home “as he came home from work”, reported their disappearance on Wednesday around 7 p.m. at the Lagny-sur-Marne police station, explained the prosecutor of Meaux Laureline Peyrefitte. “The observations made the same evening in the family pavilion made it possible to confirm the very worrying nature of this disappearance, in particular because of the presence of bloodstains”says the press release from the prosecution.
Searches launched overnight
Faced with these findings, the Meaux public prosecutor’s office decided “to seize the continuation of the investigations the regional direction of the judicial police of Versailles” and opened an investigation for “kidnapping and forcible confinement”. One “significant research facility” was launched overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, including “fire and police services, canine, river and drone brigades”, details the statement of the prosecutor.
Body found near home
The search continued Thursday morning, until the discovery, “late morning”, of the lifeless body of the 10-year-old child. This one was “hidden in a suitcase on wheels, in a rubble dumpster a hundred meters from the family pavilion”, announced the prosecutor of Meaux. According to The Parisian, a dog from the canine brigade of the fire brigade “marked in front of the container, leading to the grisly discovery”. The child’s body “presented several serious lesions, most likely caused by a knife.has followed Laureline Peyrefitte in her press release. “The autopsy performed [vendredi] confirms the presence of several stab wounds, particularly in the neck region and in the abdomino-thoracic area of the child”added the district attorney later in the day.
The mother arrested
The 33-year-old mother of this child was arrested in Choisy-le-Roi (Val-de-Marne), this Friday, learned franceinfo from a source with the prosecutor of Meaux. Several sources contacted by The Parisian and 20 minutes described this woman as “brittle” psychologically.
An investigation for “voluntary homicide of a 15-year-old minor” was opened, after an initial investigation for “kidnapping and forcible confinement. The criminal brigade of the judicial police of Versailles is seized. Contacted by The Parisian, the mayor of Ferrières-en-Brie, Mireille Munch, expressed her “lively emotion”.