Illustration of a national police vehicle in Strasbourg. – G. Varela / 20 Minutes
Minor and actively wanted. An investigation for escape was opened in Villefranche-sur-Saône, near Lyon, to find a minor who made the beauty, Saturday, of the courthouse where he was to be presented to a judge for children.
Earlier in the day, the 16-year-old suspect was arrested at his home for having set fire to a garbage container on the night of Thursday to Friday in the Belleroche district, reports Progress.
As he came out of an interview with his lawyer, the boy allegedly borrowed an unlocked courthouse gate to take flight, the police on his heels. But the minor, already known for thefts and insults and obviously knowing very well the alleys of the palace, succeeded in sowing his pursuers. He has been actively sought by the police since Saturday.