In Évreux, a 14-year-old teenager was killed on Friday. The alleged perpetrator, aged 16, went to the police and was taken into custody.
A 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death on Friday evening in Evreux by a 16-year-old boy who was taken into police custody, we learned on Saturday from the prosecution.
Friday between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., an altercation broke out between two minors in the sensitive Madeleine district.for a reason still unknown“, specified the public prosecutor of Evreux Rémi Coutin.
“One of the two minors, aged 16, apparently suffered at least one stab wound to the chest of the other minor, aged 14, who died very quickly.“, specified the magistrate.
The victim was reportedly transported by his own family to the hospital, where he died.was immediately noted“, according to Mr. Coutin.
The prosecutor did not confirm initial reports from a source close to the case that the alleged attacker had surrendered to the police. “What I can say is that the alleged perpetrator was very quickly arrested and taken into custody by the Evreux police.“, underlines the magistrate.
Police custody should be extended until Sunday and a judicial investigation will be opened. A flagrant investigation into the murder of a minor under the age of 15 is underway, he added.
Press point Monday
“The alleged perpetrator is in custody and he will logically be interviewed several times; logically police custody will be extended this evening, and logically there will be a judicial investigation open tomorrow (Sunday) at the end of the afternoon at the Evreux court“, he further clarified.
The prosecutor remained cautious about the origin of the altercation between the two defendants. A press conference on this case will be organized at the Evreux court on Monday, and no other information will be communicated by the prosecution until then, announced Mr. Coutin.
According to the mayor of Evreux Guy Lefrand “according to the first elements of the investigation, a romantic quarrel would be at the origin of the facts“.
According to him, the suspect and the victim “are from the same community, the same group“.
The altercation occurred in the priority district of Madeleine, which has been the scene of urban violence or clashes between gangs in recent years, but which was “rather calm recently” according to the mayor.
Following the death of the 14-year-old, “there was no particular commotion, it is very calm, we monitored last night, nothing particular happened“, he assured.
“It’s more of a story within a group than anything else.“, he estimated.
The Évreux public prosecutor did not respond to requests on Saturday morning.
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