A few days after the death on Saturday of an 11-year-old child who had taken narcotics in Villeurbanne (Rhône), the investigation quickly moved forward.
Le Progrès
thus indicates this Thursday that the parents of the victim, who lived with him in a squat located near the concert hall of the Transbordeur, in the metropolis of Lyon, were referred to the prosecution on Tuesday.
A judicial investigation was opened against them, in particular for the use of narcotics and aggravated manslaughter.
Both were indicted and in pre-trial detention, as the first elements of the investigation indicate that the boy died of a heroin overdose.
Investigations are continuing to find out whether the child accidentally or intentionally ingested the drugs the day before his death.
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