A 16-year-old teenager confessed to having stabbed his mother-in-law, found dead at her home in Millau (Aveyron), announced the Rodez prosecutor's office, which on Thursday 3 September relinquished the case to profit of the parquet of Montpellier.
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The bloody body of the 39-year-old woman was discovered Tuesday by the police, alerted by a neighbor saying he heard screams and a thud, said the prosecutor, Olivier Naboulet.
The young man "
admitted to being the author of stab wounds
"
Her husband was outside the apartment, closed from inside.
The victim's son-in-law was inside, "
curled up on a bed
", according to the
press
release.
A sharp kitchen knife was found on a piece of furniture in the room where he was.
The two men were taken into custody on Tuesday.
The young man “
admitted to being the author of the stab wounds, without being precise or saying about it.
In his first explanations, he reported a situation of bullying and regular remonstrance
, ”says the prosecutor.
The mother of the teenager, apparently living abroad, has not yet been contacted, according to the prosecution.
The victim and his two relatives arrested are of foreign nationality, European nationals.
The prosecution of Rodez relinquished the case in favor of that of Montpellier, criminal pole, given the qualification of "
murder
" currently retained.
