The mother, sister and brother of the man suspected of murdering his 7-year-old son-in-law in La-Seyne-sur-Mer (Var) have been indicted for “failure to assist a minor in danger” and remanded in custody, the Toulon prosecutor’s office announced on Friday. They were also indicted for “non-denunciation of a crime, voluntary abstention from preventing a crime or misdemeanor and non-denunciation of ill-treatment inflicted on a 15-year-old minor”, the prosecutor, Samuel Finielz.
The alleged perpetrator, a 34-year-old man who is not the father of the child, was indicted on Tuesday for murder of a 15-year-old minor and remanded in custody.
Boy found dead at his mother’s house
The boy’s mother, aged 32 and five months pregnant, had been indicted for failure to report a crime and voluntary failure to prevent a crime committed against a 15-year-old minor, as well as failure to assist a 15-year-old minor. years in danger and also remanded in custody.
By announcing these first indictments on Tuesday, the prosecutor had indicated that relatives of the companion would have been present at the victim’s home in the days preceding the tragedy.
The little boy was found dead at his mother’s home on the night of October 12 to 13, after she called the emergency services. An investigation for homicide of a 15-year-old minor was then opened and entrusted to the departmental security.