The two men suspected of the murder of a 48-year-old man found Sunday at his home in Thiais (Val-de-Marne), shot in the head, were charged and imprisoned on Friday, we learned from of the parquet floor of Créteil.
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The 21-year-old youth, who spontaneously showed up at the police station on Tuesday evening, have been charged with murder, said a source familiar with the matter. During their hearings, the young men acknowledged an " accidental death ": " They wanted to scare the victim and say that the blow went away on its own, " said the source.
According to the first elements of the investigation, the case took place against a background of drug trafficking, the accused being known to the police for this type of offense. The man killed was said to be a " nurse " and a sum of money disappeared from his home.
The facts took place Sunday in this city in the nearby Parisian suburbs. This 48-year-old man was discovered in a pool of blood by his roommate, an undocumented migrant he had been harboring for 3 months. " A 9-millimeter warhead had been found near the body " but not the murder weapon, said a source close to the file. The suspects said they threw it into the Seine, but it has not been found by investigators for the time being.
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