An entire family was the target of an arson attack during the night from Thursday to Friday in Miramas, near Arles. The mother, 41, died of her injuries on Saturday after being seriously burned the day before along with her two young five-year-old children in this fire. The vital prognosis of his son remains “very serious”, specified Jean-Luc Blachon, prosecutor of Aix-en-Provence, specifying that the condition of his twin sister had “improved” but that she remained hospitalized, and that the father, burned on the face and hands according to firefighters, was able to leave the hospital.
An arson fire
An investigation was opened for “murder, attempted murder by an organized gang and arson by an organized gang causing danger to people,” said the prosecutor. She was handed over to the Judicial Police.
According to Jean-Luc Blachon, “the first investigations made it possible to conclude with certainty that the fire was of criminal origin”, and that the burned apartment, located on the ground floor of a seven-story building was ” target “.
However, he did not give any information on the motives which could have pushed the arsonist(s) to target this family. “The investigation is still ongoing,” he insisted, considering however that it was an “absolutely serious crime”.
-The 11 other tenants of the building were able to return to their homes, firefighters said.
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