Murder of a retiree in Quimper: his son had hidden the body for almost a month

As revealed in our columns the day after the facts were mentioned, it is indeed the septuagenarian’s own son found dead in a bathtub in a Quimper apartment, on January 2, 2025, with a bag on his head, who is the main suspect of this news item. He was arrested on the evening of Sunday January 12 and is suspected of having repeatedly stabbed Pierre Millour, 78, a former mechanic from Fouesnant, at the beginning of December during an argument, and of having preserved his body. several days before fleeing.

Too many criticisms

“The son, aged 47, in a difficult personal situation, had gone a few days earlier to the home of his father, with whom he had had no contact for around two years,” reveals Cécile Flamet, Quimper prosecutor. He explained that he had the hope of reconnecting with his father. Cohabitation between the two men quickly became tense, with both reproaching each other regarding family history. »

The son apparently could not stand certain criticisms, regarding his precariousness or against his deceased mother. He then stabbed his father, “with the aim, according to him, of silencing him”, reports the magistrate.

The concealed body and products to reduce odors

Once the death was confirmed, the son carried the body into the bathtub and hid it with bags and several objects. He then went to buy chemicals to reduce odors. He stayed in the apartment for several days before fleeing at the beginning of January.

Arrested on January 12, 2025, after the circulation of a search warrant by the Quimper public prosecutor’s office, the person concerned saw his police custody extended. He was presented this Tuesday, January 14 to an investigating judge from the criminal division of the Brest judicial court. In the end, the son was indicted for murder of his ascendant, torture and barbaric acts of his ascendant and attack on the integrity of a corpse, and placed in pre-trial detention.