The main suspect in the murder case of Héloïse, 17, was detained on an arrest warrant and presented to court on Thursday November 7, 2024. He was then indicted for aggravated murder and placed under arrest. warrant of committal. He escaped from the Rouvray psychiatric hospital located in Sotteville-lès-Rouen, Wednesday November 6, 2024.
Toufik O. is suspected of being the author of the feminicide which took place in the Hauts district of Rouen on October 20. He was placed at the Rouvray CHR after his police custody on October 22.
Enhanced security
Héloïse’s alleged murderer left the psychiatric hospital around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, indicates a judicial source. He was finally arrested by the police at 9:50 p.m., adds a source close to the investigation.
An initial feedback was immediately carried out by the teams from the Rouvray hospital, supported by a security representative from the national police, indicates the prosecution. This led to the taking of immediate measures to strengthen the security of the building and the surveillance system.
On October 20, the body of Héloïse, a 17-year-old girl, was discovered in the apartment where her boyfriend lives in Hauts de Rouen. A murder investigation was opened and her boyfriend Toufik O. was arrested a few hours later in Paris, at Saint-Lazare station.
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