- Firefighters had intervened last week for the fire in the home of a 56-year-old woman in Boulogne-sur-Mer, in Pas-de-Calais.
- The autopsy revealed that the smoke inhaled "could not be the only cause of death," said the prosecutor.
- The victim's son was charged with murder and imprisoned.
The victim was found charred in his room. 24-year-old man suspected of strangling his mother and then burning his body in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, was charged with murder and imprisoned, it was learned , this Friday, with the public prosecutor. He made a confession in police custody.
It was the firefighters who intervened on Thursday, April 16, for the fire in the home of the mother, aged 56, said the AFP, Boulogne-sur-Mer prosecutor, Pascal Marconville, confirming an information from La Voix du Nord .
Going out to walk the dog?
The autopsy revealed that the smoke inhaled "could not be the sole cause of death," prompting investigators to investigate the exact cause of the fire, he said.
One of the victim's 24-year-old sons, who lived with her but was not in the house at the time of the fire, "initially claimed to have gone out to walk her dog," according to the prosecutor.
Asked about the presence of an empty bottle of methylated spirits found nearby, the young man "had explained that his mother and his brother were doing work" in the house.
Killed by strangulation
But analyzes by the scientific police of Lille "showed that the point of departure of the fire was located at the level of the body". In addition, the suspect's statements about his schedule "did not correspond to the findings of the firefighters on the scene", continued the prosecutor.
Arrested Tuesday, "the suspect admitted, after a few hours in police custody, that he had killed his mother by strangulation" then "decided to burn the body," he added. Not "at all" linking his gesture to confinement, the respondent "explained to police investigators that the disagreement with his mother was deep" and that he had taken action following a conversation "that had displeased ”.
Presented to an investigating judge on Wednesday, he was charged with homicide and placed in pre-trial detention.
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