“He has no memory of the precise scene of the violence,” Troyes prosecutor Julie Bernier said on Thursday.
A 46-year-old man was indicted on Wednesday for "attempted murder" after seriously injuring his 11-year-old twins and his ex-girlfriend more lightly by attacking them with a hatchet on the night of January 6 to 7.
Placed in pre-trial detention, he is also indicted for "destruction of property by fire", because he then set fire to the family home, leaving his family trapped on the first floor, added Julie Bernier during a press conference .
The two children, seriously injured, "are still hospitalized", she said.
Their mother suffers defense wounds on her hands.
The man admitted in police custody to having broken into the home of Montreuil-sur-Barse, near Troyes, and having set fire.
But for the rest, it's "a black hole", continued Julie Bernier.
Apprehended without resistance
According to her, “it was the receipt (of a) request before the family affairs judge which triggered the move to the home”.
"He said several times during police custody that he wanted to have an explanation" from his ex-companion, with whom he has been separated for several months.
The man had been arrested Monday evening about fifteen kilometers from the scene after three days on the run.
He had been spotted by an owner, who had called the gendarmerie after seeing a person in his outbuilding.
Very weak and wounded, he had been apprehended without resistance.
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