A man in his sixties was indicted on the night of Monday to Tuesday for the murder of his 88-year-old mother. The body of this woman was discovered on Sunday afternoon at her home in Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo (Haute-Corse) The autopsy, scheduled for Tuesday, should make it possible to precisely establish the causes of death.

According to a source close to the investigation, the victim was violently attacked and her son denies this matricide despite the discovery of a “bloody hammer” in his vehicle.