The Chartres prosecution seeks “to understand the conditions under which this aggravated triple homicide could have been committed. The man suspected of having killed his ex-wife and their two children, found dead Thursday in Dreux (Eure-et-Loir), was indicted for “aggravated intentional homicide” and placed in pre-trial detention, announced Monday the prosecutor of the Republic of Chartres.
The 46-year-old ex-spouse on the run was arrested in Yvelines on Saturday, and denies the facts to investigators. Indicted Monday evening “on the counts of aggravated voluntary homicides of the woman and her two children” the main defendant “continued to dispute any participation in these facts by indicating that he was the victim of a conspiracy”, said prosecutor Frédéric Chevallier in a press release.
Attempt at self-strangulation
Since his arrest in Plaisir (Yvelines) in a telephone shop, this man “denies any involvement” in the criminal acts on which he is questioned, the prosecution said on Sunday in a press release. Brought to Chartres on Sunday, the forties caused an unexpected incident in court by trying to “self-strangulate” before his appearance before the judge of freedoms and detention (JLD), explained Frédéric Chevallier. Placed under observation for a few hours in a hospital in Le Coudray, near Chartres, where he was to see a psychiatrist, the forties was able to return to the court in the evening to be presented to the JLD.
“From now on, the criminal investigation will continue under the direction of the investigating judge who will expedite any useful investigation to understand the conditions in which this aggravated triple homicide could have been committed and to better understand the contours of the personality of the defendant. examination “, explained the prosecutor of Chartres. Autopsies of the three bodies are scheduled for Tuesday.