A 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death this Friday, January 10 in Évreux by a 16-year-old boy who was taken into police custody, we learned this Saturday, January 11 from the prosecutor’s office.
Friday January 10 between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., an altercation broke out between two minors in the sensitive Madeleine district, in Évreux, “for a reason still unknown”Evreux public prosecutor Rémi Coutin told AFP.
The victim died very quickly
“One of the two minors, aged 16, apparently suffered at least one stab wound to the chest of the other minor, aged 14, who died very quickly,” said the magistrate. The victim was reportedly taken by his own family to the hospital, where he died “was immediately noted”according to the public prosecutor.
The prosecutor did not confirm initial reports from a source close to the case that the alleged attacker had surrendered to the police. “What I can say is that the alleged perpetrator was very quickly arrested and taken into custody by the Évreux police”underlines the magistrate. Police custody should be extended until Sunday and a judicial investigation will be opened. A flagrant investigation into the murder of a minor under the age of 15 is underway, he added.
Extended custody
“The alleged perpetrator’s custody is in progress, he will logically be heard on several occasions; logically the custody will be extended this evening, and logically there will be a judicial investigation opened tomorrow (Sunday) at the end of afternoon at the Évreux court”he further clarified.
The prosecutor remained cautious about the origin of the altercation between the two defendants. A press conference on this case will be organized at the Évreux court on Monday, and no other information will be communicated by the prosecution until then, announced Rémi Coutin.
“A romantic quarrel” could be at the origin of the facts
According to the mayor of Évreux Guy Lefrand, contacted by AFP, “according to the first elements of the investigation, a romantic quarrel would be at the origin of the facts”. According to him, the suspect and the victim “are from the same community, the same group”. The altercation occurred in the priority district of Madeleine, which has been the scene of urban violence or clashes between gangs in recent years, but which was “rather quiet lately” according to the mayor.
Following the death of the 14-year-old, “there was no particular commotion, it’s very calm, we monitored last night, nothing particular happened”he assured. “It’s more a story within a group than anything else”he estimated.
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