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According to La Provence , the teenager simply wanted to "have fun". A 17-year-old boy was arrested in Marseille after placing his nearly naked two-year-old nephew in the family freezer and immortalizing the scene on Snapchat. The video was reported by many Internet users and the individual was found thanks in particular to investigators from the Pharos platform, as the authorities indicate on Twitter.

[INTERPELLATION] The alleged author of the video of violence against a child was arrested yesterday in #marseille.

The child is in good health.

⛔️ Thank you for not relaying the video so as not to disturb the investigation by the juvenile brigade @ PoliceNat13 in progress.https: //t.co/IqL4CBFnBG

- National Police (@PoliceNationale) January 3, 2020

The perpetrator was arrested at his home in the fifteenth arrondissement of Marseille. He immediately recognized the facts, according to our colleagues in the regional daily, and was subjected to police custody.

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  • Marseilles
  • Child
  • mistreatment
  • Snapchat