A 26-year-old man and a woman of the same age were indicted on Thursday, November 21 for the murder of two people in Douarnenez almost two weeks ago, announced the Brest prosecutor's office in a press release. The two suspects were arrested at the beginning of the week in Perpignan.
The facts date back to Saturday November 9 when the police intervened on a fire in a public housing apartment. They discovered a 44-year-old man in front of the building who died a few minutes later and a victim in his bed, a 61-year-old man. Autopsies show that both victims were stabbed.
A couple had spent the evening with them
A weapon and a lighter were found at the scene. The only DNA traces are those of the two people. The scenario seemed strange to the investigators, especially since the bedridden person was a disabled person under guardianship. “The information collected indicated that he was bedridden in a medical bed and could only move with difficulty.“, specifies the prosecution.
During their investigation, the police discovered that two people spent the evening with the two victims. Investigators identify a couple. “These two people who suddenly disappeared appeared to be the first suspects of these facts“, explains Camille Miansoni, the public prosecutor of Brest.
People already convicted
The suspected man and woman were finally arrested in Perpignan and placed in police custody. “Their interviews as well as the clues collected made it possible to reinforce the suspicions and the clues in favor of their presence in the apartment as well as their participation in the facts“, explains the prosecutor who, however, does not provide details on the motive for the crime.
Both aged 26, “These are people who have already been convicted, particularly for acts of willful violence.” The two suspects were indicted in particular for “murder”“murder of a vulnerable person” et “modification of the inventory of a crime to obstruct the manifestation of the truth“They risk life imprisonment.
