The nonagenarian was tied up on the night of October 15 to 16 in Mussidan (Dordogne) by four people hiding their faces. Three were arrested and indicted for kidnapping and theft by breaking into a meeting.
A burglary of rare violence. A 92-year-old retiree was robbed and gagged, her feet and hands bound with tape, by four people wearing balaclavas, the public prosecutor of Périgueux, Jacques-Édouard Andrault, reported on Sunday in comments reported by France Blue Périgord and South West.
It was by managing to free herself from her bonds and going to warn her neighbor that the victim was able to raise the alarm. For now, three suspects have been arrested in this case and indicted for kidnapping as well as for theft by breaking into a meeting, said the Périgueux public prosecutor’s office.
The stolen car helped find the burglars
The thugs, from the same village as the retiree, made off with several valuable objects such as a gold necklace and a bank card. The nonagenarian’s Mercedes A Class is also stolen.
She will be found later in the day with on board, details France Bleu, a young man of 19 years old under the influence of narcotics and another of 16 years old, having managed to flee when the police arrived.
A third suspect, aged 17, was also arrested at his home at the end of the day this Thursday, October 17.
“The investigations are now continuing under the authority of the investigating judge. Their aim will be to identify the exact role of the three indicted and to achieve the identification of all the perpetrators of the acts and their possible concealers and accomplices” , indicates the press release from the Périgueux public prosecutor’s office this Sunday, October 20.
Friday evening, the three people arrested in Mussidan were indicted for kidnapping and theft by breaking into a meeting.
If the two minors were placed under strict judicial supervision by the investigating judge, the 19-year-old adult, for his part, requested a delay in the hearing and was incarcerated, specifies France Bleu, while waiting to appear before a magistrate.
