An inmate was found dead on February 5 in his cell in Fresnes prison (Val-de-Marne), the second since the start of the year in this establishment, we learned on Friday February 11 from the prosecution. of Creteil.
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This 24-year-old detainee committed suicide, according to the first elements of the investigation, confirming information from the Parisian.
Found dead on February 5 in the morning, he hanged himself with a shoelace in his cell, said a source familiar with the matter.
The Créteil public prosecutor's office opened an investigation to find the causes of death and an autopsy was carried out.
On January 11, another 28-year-old inmate with known psychological problems was also found dead in his cell.
In this first case, no thesis is favored or rejected by the investigators, whether it is suicide, the intervention of a third party by poisoning or accidental death.
Contacted by AFP, the prison management did not respond immediately.