The body of a 52-year-old man was found in an apartment in Avignon (Vaucluse) this Tuesday morning around 4:30 a.m.
A party had been organized in the accommodation a few hours earlier.
Alcohol had been consumed.
One of the participants in the party warned the police, reports
Le Dauphiné Libéré
.
An investigation for intentional homicide
The 21-year-old drunk was arrested at the scene.
A voluntary homicide investigation has been initiated.
The first findings indicate that the victim would have received fatal blows to the head with a bottle of alcohol.
The arrested suspect claimed to have found the body while returning to the apartment, from which he had temporarily left.
He was taken to the hospital by the police.
The man then had an altercation with another patient, also an alcoholic.
This man had wounds and bloodstains on his body and clothing.
He was arrested and was to be heard after his sobering up.
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