The essentials
– The lifeless body of Inès, 15, was discovered on Sunday December 15 at 1 a.m., Allée des Carrières, in Isle, near Limoges.
– The young girl was killed on the evening of Friday December 13.
– A young man aged 15 was arrested on Saturday evening, December 14, at his home in Isle. A judicial investigation was opened for “violent theft resulting in death”.
18 h 04 | Fine you direct
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6:03 p.m. | End of the conference
The prosecutor’s press conference is over. As expected, she takes no questions from the press.
5:55 p.m. | Panicked
The teenager said he took a knife to intimidate Inès. The victim tried to call his sister. Panicked, the young man stabbed him.
5:52 p.m. | Opening of a judicial investigation
A judicial investigation was opened for “violent theft resulting in death”. The 15-year-old teenager was referred this Monday, December 16. The prosecutor requested his detention.
5:51 p.m. | About forty wounds
Around forty wounds were discovered on the victim’s body. Defense lesions could be objectified. Some wounds are deep. The autopsy will take place on Tuesday December 17.
5:49 p.m. | The discovery of the body
At 1 a.m., Sunday December 15, Inès’ body was found on Allée des Carrières, in Isle.
5:48 p.m. | The promise of a gift
The young man said he wanted to give Inès a gift from a friend. But in reality, he was planning to steal her phone.
17 h 47 | Interpellation
On Saturday, the young man who spoke with Inès was identified and arrested. He was interviewed as a witness and initially denied the facts. He was taken into custody at 8:45 p.m.
5:45 p.m. | Searches at the meeting place
On Saturday, searches were carried out near the place where Inès and her contact on SnapChat had arranged to meet. No video surveillance cameras were located in the area.
5:44 p.m. | New information on Saturday
The next day, Saturday December 14, Inès’ mother and sister went to the central police station in Limoges to provide more information to investigators.
5:41 p.m. | Phone cut off
Inès’ phone rang for the last time at Isle, at 6:38 p.m. It was probably cut off afterwards. All geolocations are limited to Isle.
5:38 p.m. | Exchanges on SnapChat
Around 6:30 p.m., Friday December 13, Inès left her home saying she had documents to collect for an internship. Her sister says she saw exchanges between Inès and a profile on the social network SnapChat. That evening, the national police communicated the report of the young girl’s disappearance.
5:37 p.m. | First words for the family
The prosecutor begins her statement with a thought for the victim’s family.
5:36 p.m. | Arrival of the prosecutor
Emilie Abrantes appears in the courtroom of the Limoges judicial district.
5:25 p.m. | No questions
The prosecution announced, ahead of the press conference, that the prosecutor will not answer questions from journalists following her statement.
5:22 p.m. | A prosecutor already faced with this type of case
Prosecutor Émilie Abrantes recently worked on another murder of a young woman, in Corrèze, where she previously practiced. It was the Justine Vayrac affair, in 2022.
5:20 p.m. | Start of live
Good morning. Welcome to the Center France group’s sites and applications to follow live the press conference of the public prosecutor in Limoges, Émilie Abrantes, in the context of the murder of young Inès, found dead on Sunday December 15 in Isle, in Haute-Vienne.
Live hosted by Pierre Dumas
On site: Émilie Montalban, Thibaut Dailler and Stéphane Lefèvre
