2023-12-26 10:28:49
The lifeless bodies of five people were discovered in an apartment in Meaux (Seine-et-Marne) Monday evening. The father, “alleged perpetrator” of this killing, was arrested in Sevran in Seine-Saint-Denis, Tuesday December 26, according to a police source, cited by Agence France-Presse (AFP). An investigation into intentional homicide has been opened.
The victims are “a mother and her four children, aged 10 years, 7 years, 4 years and 9 months respectively”, reported the Meaux judicial court in a press release Tuesday morning. Their bodies were discovered “around 9 p.m. later [une] alert given by relatives worried about the lack of response”, specifies justice. Their apartment showed no signs of a break-in.
The father, absent when the bodies were found, was sought by the police before being arrested on Tuesday morning. The man was already known for acts of domestic violence and psychiatric disorders, according to another police source, cited by AFP.
Investigation into intentional homicide with premeditation
An investigation was opened for “intentional homicide with premeditation”. The investigations were entrusted to the Versailles judicial police service. The Meaux prosecutor will hold a press briefing on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the judicial court.
Recent news has been marked by two triple infanticides perpetrated by fathers in the Paris region. At the end of November, a 41-year-old man went to a police station to confess to the murder of his three daughters aged 4 to 11 in Alfortville (Val-de-Marne). He notably mentioned a conflict context with his ex-spouse regarding child custody. A month earlier, in October, a gendarme had killed his three daughters before killing himself at his home in Vémars in Val-d’Oise. The events also took place “in a complicated family context” according to the Pontoise public prosecutor’s office.
On average, a feminicide occurs every three days in France: 118 women were killed last year by their spouse or ex-spouse. These tragedies often occur in the context of a breakup. In total, 244,300 victims of domestic violence, the vast majority women, were identified by the police, an increase of 15% compared to 2021, interpreted by associations as a sign of better support. take their word into account.
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