Family drama in Boutiers Saint Trojan, near Cognac (Charente). An 82-year-old man was indicted on Tuesday for murder: he is suspected of having killed his son with a knife in the middle of a meal.
The facts date back to last Sunday, at the end of the day. The old man, in a wheelchair and who was “having his meal” with his wife, “stabbed his son, in a context of aggression by the latter”, according to his spontaneous explanations to the investigators and the prosecution transported to the scene.
The 55-year-old victim
Statements confirmed by the autopsy carried out on Monday, revealing that the death of the 55-year-old victim is “related to a cardio-respiratory failure secondary to a wound by a sharp weapon”, informed the public prosecutor of Angoulême in a press release.
The octogenarian, with no criminal record, was placed under judicial control. The Cognac research brigade is in charge of the investigation.
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