Saturday December 14, the day after the death of young Inès, victim of around forty stab wounds in a dead end in Isle, and whose body was found Sunday December 15 around 1:30 a.m. by investigators, the public prosecutor’s office Limoges had opened a flagrant investigation for “murder”. This Monday, during a press conference, Emilie Abrantes, the public prosecutor of Limoges, indicated that a judicial investigation had been opened for “violent theft leading to death”.
A reclassification of the facts which raises questions, but which follows the statements of the 15-year-old teenager on the evening of Saturday, who gave his version to investigators from the interdepartmental direction of the national police (DIPN 87). “The accused quickly admitted to being involved in Inès’ death. He explained the intention to steal her cell phone and pretended to want to give her a gift from a friend to bring her to meet him,” explained the prosecutor.
The judge of freedoms and detention decided this Monday to place the alleged perpetrator in pre-trial detention, as requested by the Limoges public prosecutor’s office.
What penalty is incurred?
“Unknown to the police and the justice system”, according to Emilie Abrantes, the accused, a minor aged 15, will be tried if necessary before the children’s court behind closed doors and not the Juveniles’ Assize Court, intended for ages 16 and up.
For “violent theft resulting in death”, an adult faces life imprisonment. But the legislation differs for minors. According to article L121-5 of the juvenile criminal justice code, “the juvenile court cannot impose a sentence of more than twenty years of criminal imprisonment”.
Decisive autopsy results
The body of Inès, whose autopsy was carried out this Tuesday, presented “around forty wounds, mainly on the neck, under the left breast and in the back, and some of which are deep”, specified the prosecutor, adding that defense lesions were observed.
The autopsy should determine the number of fatal blows given to Inès, and assess how many of the wounds are defensive injuries.
Following these observations and the progress of the investigation, the investigating magistrate has the possibility of reclassifying these facts from “violent robbery resulting in death” to “murder”.
