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Les Mureaux: confused by video surveillance, the arsonist is 10 years old!

2022-08-06T14:36:50.636Z


Firefighters intervened Thursday on three fires which ravaged more than 2,000 m2 of vegetation. The alleged perpetrator, a 10-year-old boy


At Les Mureaux (Yvelines), the cameras have spoken.

Thursday afternoon, a 10-year-old boy was arrested by the police following several arson attacks in the Sautour park sector.

The suspect was confused by CCTV.

Because of his precocity, he could not be placed in police custody but will have to answer for his actions in the coming days.

The alleged arsonist, who denies the facts, was picked up by his parents in the evening.

The first fire broke out around 2 p.m., on the hill of the Sautour park near the François-Villon high school in the popular Musicians district.

In this drought, the flames spread very quickly, ravaging 2,000 square meters of vegetation.

"Here, the kids do anything just to occupy their time"

Crossed this Saturday morning in front of the school, Elias notes the spectacle of desolation.

" 10 years ?

But it's incredible, says the forties who came from the station district for his daily walk after suffering a stroke.

Here, the kids do anything just to occupy their time.

I have already caught several of them lighting garbage can fires.

We lecture them but they start again, it's sad.

»

Thursday, the rapid intervention of firefighters, who dispatched two trucks to the area in less than 10 minutes, undoubtedly avoided greater damage.

Shortly after in the afternoon, the firefighters were called 500 meters away, allée Cézanne, for the fire of a hedge between two pavilions.

The incident was quickly brought under control by one of the two owners, knowing that the second was absent.

Around 6 p.m., a third start of fire, avenue de l'Europe, again near the Sautour park, forced the firefighters to intervene.

300 square meters of brush ignited without anyone being injured or inconvenienced by the fumes.

Each time, the criminal origin is privileged by the police officers of the police station of Mureaux, in particular after the study of the images of video surveillance.

They opened an investigation.

Source: leparis

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