It concerns a man who was on site the night of the explosion and the couple of owners of the house, who admitted “to being at the initiative of the project of deterioration by fire of their home”.
Published on 03/01/2025 22:24
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Three people were indicted and imprisoned, suspected of being behind the explosion of a house in Tergnier (Aisne) on the night of December 28 to 29, in which an alleged accomplice was seriously injured, announced the Laon prosecutor on Friday January 3.
The three people indicted are a man who was there the night of the explosion and the couple who owned the house, who admitted “be at the initiative of the project of deterioration by fire of their home”, explained prosecutor Guillaume Donnadieu.
Another man, who was also in the house, was seriously injured by the explosion, but his life is no longer in danger. Like the other individual present on the scene, he declared that he had entered the house to set it on fire. He was not indicted at this stage due to his state of health, according to the prosecutor.
The two men indicated “having acted at the request of the couple who owned the premises” and explained that“when lighting the lighter to start the fire, an explosion occurred”he specifies. The couple occupying and owning the house were indicted for complicity in destruction by dangerous means and for attempted fraud against the home insurer.
