The Bordeaux prosecutor's office announced in a statement on Saturday that a 22-year-old man was brought before a judge for an indictment for murder.
The latter is suspected of having killed a sexagenarian in Gradignan, south of Bordeaux, in Gironde.
Pre-trial detention has been requested for the suspect.
The victim was found at his home three to four days after the incident.
According to Sud-Ouest, the ex-companion of the victim was the first to discover the body of the sexagenarian, after having been warned by the employer of the deceased, who was worried about not having heard from his employee. in teleworking.
Also according to the regional media, neighbors of the victim heard the cries of a woman last Sunday.
Deep wounds in the neck and back
According to the first results of the autopsy, the body had "3 to 4 deep wounds" inflicted "by stabbing on the back and neck".
The suspicions of investigators from the Bordeaux judicial police quickly fell on a resident of the town of 25,000 inhabitants, "residing near the scene of the tragedy".
According to the prosecution, the young man was known to the courts for having notably stolen two vehicles and a bank card from an individual as well as for "use of a falsified payment instrument".
Arrested and placed in police custody Thursday morning, he constantly "denied the facts" before "acknowledging his presence at the crime scene".