Europe 1 with AFP 13:37 p.m., September 17, 2023
The father of the seven-year-old boy found dead Thursday in Perpignan has been indicted for murder of a minor of 15 years and attempted murder of his two daughters, aged three and four, we learned Sunday from the prosecutor's office.The father of the seven-year-old boy found dead Thursday in Perpignan has been indicted for murder of a minor of 15 years and attempted murder of his two daughters, aged three and four, we learned Sunday from the prosecutor's office. This 28-year-old man, also indicted for forgery and use of forgery, was placed in pretrial detention, told AFP the prosecutor of the Republic, Jean-David Cavaillé.
The child's autopsy is scheduled for Monday.
The paternal uncle, aged 33, and the paternal grandmother, aged 61, were indicted for failure to report a crime and placed under judicial control. Regarding the state of health of the two little girls, who had been hospitalized, medical examinations "report multiple lesions on the body and face," said the prosecutor Saturday night in a statement. The child's autopsy is scheduled for Monday.
Psychological support has been set up "for the benefit of the maternal grandmother and the mother of the children," he wrote.
The seven-year-old boy was found dead in the bathtub of an apartment, his body marked with multiple bruises and partially frozen, according to a source close to the investigation.