A 33-year-old man was indicted on Thursday February 10 for murder "
committed by a person under the manifest influence of narcotics
", after the death the day before of a 45-year-old man, we learned from of the parquet floor of Tours.
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The suspect was indicted "
on the count of murder committed by a person under the manifest influence of narcotics, an offense provided for by the new law of January 24, 2022 relating to criminal liability and internal security and placed in pre-trial detention. in accordance with the requisitions of the prosecution
”.
A blow with a knife
During the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, the police services were called after the discovery of the body of a 45-year-old man in the hall of a building in Tours.
The victim, whom the SAMU could not revive, presented a wound in the thorax.
Two people, aged 33 and 46 who had witnessed the events, were immediately taken into custody.
The autopsy revealed the presence of a mid-thoracic wound located in the heart region, compatible with a blow with a knife, said the prosecution in its press release.
According to the first elements of the investigation, the facts took place during an argument, the cause of which was still unknown, against a background of consumption of cocaine and alcohol.
“
A knife with an 11.5 cm blade which could have been used during the events was seized on the spot
”, in the apartment where the suspect had withdrawn until the arrival of the police services.
The second man, aged 46, who witnessed the facts and then notified the emergency services, "
was released at the end of his police custody pending further investigations
", specifies the prosecution.
