2023-12-28 08:27:01
He says he “twisted”. A 49-year-old man was arrested in Mantes-la-Jolie (Yvelines) after entering a pavilion on the night of Christmas Eve, from December 24 to 25. The Bac police officers were alerted thanks to a call to 17 from a neighbor who noticed abnormal activity and light in this house on rue Fernand-Bodet, a residential street which provides access to the Jean high school. -Rostand. It’s almost 3 a.m.
Once there, the officials surprised the individual in the middle of a burglary, while he was going down the stairs. Immediately, and spontaneously, the man recognizes that what he had on him constitutes his loot: a cell phone, a gold necklace, a gold watch and a wallet. Effects he found using his flashlight.
Released before a court appearance in September
The man entered the house by breaking a window with a stone, which he also pointed out to the officers who came to arrest him. Once taken to the police station, this resident of Mantes-la-Jolie, known to the police, gives a sad motive during his hearing: he says he acted because he “could not give gifts” to his three children for Christmas. . Which resonates in a region which has a 35% poverty rate, particularly for the 40-49 age group, according to INSEE figures.
Released at the end of his police custody, he will appear before the Versailles judicial court on September 19, 2024.
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