Interned automatically.
The custody of the alleged arsonist at Nantes cathedral in July 2020, who accused himself on Monday of the murder of a priest who hosted him in Vendée, was lifted for "incompatibility with his state of health", a we learned Monday from sources close to the case.
The 40-year-old suspect, who suffers from psychiatric disorders, was taken to hospital for treatment, one of these sources added, confirming information from BFMTV.
An investigation is opened for "intentional homicide" and as it stands, "no motive linked to a terrorist motive" appears in this case, he said.
From a source close to the case, it is pointed out that “the criminal was Catholic.
Far from the Islamist terrorist… ”
He had just spent a month in a psychiatric hospital
As part of his judicial control linked to the fire at Nantes cathedral, the man was housed in the religious community to which the victim belonged, in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre.
The suspect had been jailed from July 20, 2020 to May 31, 2021, as part of this investigation.
He was then placed under judicial control, with an obligation of residence within the religious community.
On June 20, the gendarmerie was approached by the victim, the superior father of the community, because the suspect "wanted to leave his accommodation" forced.
The latter was then hospitalized in psychiatry, before returning to the community about ten days ago.
The drama was announced by the Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin on Twitter, confirming information from
Valeurs Actuelles
.
Gérald Darmanin went at the end of the day to Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, about fifteen kilometers south of Cholet.
The minister met the religious community there and brought it “a message of support and fraternity” from the President of the Republic.
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