A 36-year-old man, a soldier in Mourmelon in the Marne, was indicted Thursday, December 17 for "
murder
", for having killed with a knife a thirty-something after a drunken evening and an argument at Châlons-en-Champagne, said the Reims prosecutor's office.
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The victim, a 33-year-old man, was found by firefighters on Monday around 10:50 pm, “
lying on the road
” and the victim of several stab wounds.
He had died "
before his transport to the hospital
", according to a press release from the public prosecutor of Reims, Matthieu Bourrette.
Questioned by several witnesses, the soldier was arrested Tuesday at 6:20 am.
According to the investigation, the facts were committed "
following an afternoon then a drunken evening, during which the defendant had verbally quarreled with several guests, including the future victim.
A fight had taken place in the street between the victim and the respondent who, equipped with a knife, had struck him several times.
", Including a fatal according to the autopsy, says the prosecutor.
In police custody, the soldier "
recognized the altercation, having pulled out and then deployed a knife, with the aim of intimidating the victim, but (denied) having deliberately beaten, arguing that the victim's injuries were accidental , and had been caused during a clinch
, ”he adds.
But an SMS, "
sent about an hour before the facts by the accused to a third person
", evoked the future victim by saying "
that he was going to kill him
", leading the prosecution to open a judicial investigation for assassination.
Already convicted several times for traffic offenses, use of narcotics and transport of illicit weapons, the accused was indicted and placed in pre-trial detention.