a suspect prosecuted for “drunk murder”

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And homicide was committed on the evening of Friday December 27, 2024 in the delegated municipality of Cressy (Val-de-Scie) in Seine-Maritime.

Alain Lepage, a 58-year-old resident, was found dead at homefollowing knife wounds. The Neufchâtel-en-Bray gendarmerie company confirmed the information as well as the arrest of an individual.

A murder investigation opened by the Rouen public prosecutor’s court

This Thursday, January 2, 2025, the deputy public prosecutor judicial court of Rouen indicated that the accused is a 62-year-old man, born in March 1962. He presented himself to the Longueville-sur-Scie gendarmerie after the fact “to explain that following a dispute he had just stabbed his long-time friend, who had died”.

The person concerned was arrested, heavily intoxicated.

“He explained that he thought his friend was going to hit him and grabbed a knife from the table and struck twice without intending to kill him,” notes the information note sent by the deputy public prosecutor.

The individual was indicted and placed in pre-trial detention.

An investigation was opened at the criminal department of the Rouen public prosecutor’s office for murder by a person in a state of obvious intoxication and thus determine the circumstances of this tragic event. The procedure is in progress.

A known and appreciated resident in the town

Alain Lepage carried out a self-employed automobile maintenance and repair business, as can be seen by the numerous cars present in the courtyard of his home located outside the town.

« With his business, everyone knew him hereexplains his neighbor. We passed each other regularly and waved cordially to say hello. We saw a lot of cars passing by, that’s normal with his activity, but everything always went very well. »

In the usually rather calm village, incomprehension and excitement took place in the usually rather calm village: “We didn’t see anything, didn’t hear anything, it was the gendarmes who told us the news on Saturday morning by coming to question us. It’s really unfortunate what happened. »

A yellow “prohibited zone” sign bars the entrance to the house which was placed under seal by the company of gendarmes from Neufchâtel-en-Bray when they came on the evening of Friday December 27 in the evening.

A pot was opened by relatives

To support the four children of the late father, and help them finance the funeral, a pot was opened by relatives of the family.

Informed on the evening of the event, the mayor of the new commune of Val-de-Scie, Christian Suronnewanted to offer his condolences to the family: “I can only deplore this situationI had the opportunity to meet Alain Lepage who, in my opinion, was a person who helped others a lot.It’s sad that life is taken away like that, it can only be moving. »

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