A man wanted after the death of two young people in the Deauville region (Calvados) was arrested early Saturday January 25 in Calais.
Company
From daily life to major issues, discover the subjects that make up local society, such as justice, education, health and family.
France Télévisions uses your email address to send you the “Society” newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link at the bottom of this newsletter. Our privacy policy
The information was confirmed by the Caen public prosecutor, Joël Garrigue. It was between one and two in the morning when the man, aged around thirty, was arrested in Calais (Pas-de-Calais).
The police wanted to check this man in Coquelles, near Calais, but he fled in his vehicle. Then, he crossed a roundabout at high speed before finishing his race in Calais.
Placed in police custody, the alleged murderer was drunk and had taken cocaine, according to AFP. Complaining of back pain, he was taken to hospital.
The bodies of a man and a woman aged 20, a couple, who disappeared on Wednesday January 22, 2025, were found the next day in Saint-Martin-aux-Chartrains, a town near Deauville.
-“A man aged around thirty, residing in the town of Saint-Martin-aux-Chartrains, who would have been in contact with the victims on the day of January 22, is currently actively sought by the national gendarmerie.“, said the Caen prosecutor. He also specified that this man was “potentially armed and dangerous“.
The gendarmerie had mobilized 160 gendarmes, a helicopter and a dog team to find the suspect.
According to our colleagues from France 3 Normandie, Martin Delamare and Maëva Gazé, thehe two victims were found in the garden of the house where this man lives. It was his mother who informed the police, saying:my son did something stupid“.
The autopsy of the deceased young man confirmed that he “presented head trauma and traces of violent blows to the face“and that he “was the victim of a gunshot”. His partner’s autopsy will take place in the coming days. The first elements collected indicate that she was violently beaten. The bodies of the two victims were buried using an excavator.
After the discovery of the bodies, the prosecutor said he did not know “the circumstances in which these two young people were killed”, as well as the motivations for the double homicide.
A judicial investigation was opened against X on charges of murder and investigations are continuing under the direction of an investigating judge.
With AFP.
