Homeless man, 35, arrested by the gendarmes in Bruyères, Vosges. Suspect was drunk when he strangled his 61-year-old host.
He did not explain the reasons for his action, the prosecutor said. The prosecution requested his placement in pre-trial detention, according to the prosecutor. He must be presented to an investigating judge on Friday, he told the magistrate. The victim had been hosted by the homeless man for a few weeks, the paper said.