A 31-year-old woman was indicted on Sunday for the murder of her mother.
Firefighters responded to a fire in Magny-en-Vexin on Friday and discovered the victim.
The suspect was arrested and taken into custody the same day.
They had responded to a fire before the case turned into a murder. Friday morning around 7 a.m., firefighters went to an apartment in a residence in Magny-en-Vexin to contain a disaster that had been reported to them.
On site, inside the home, firefighters discovered rags on fire, then a victim poisoned by smoke, who showed numerous traces of stab wounds. Despite the treatment provided, she succumbed to her injuries. In the home, the victim's daughter, who was, according to information from Parisian (new window)“in his bath”. Immediately suspected of the facts, this 31-year-old woman was placed in police custody.
Several histories of violence
The thirty-year-old was indicted following the measure and imprisoned on Sunday for homicide by her ascendant, AFP learned from the Pontoise public prosecutor's office. The victim was 65 years old.
The alleged perpetrator is known to have a history of violence and difficulties between the mother and her daughter had been identified.