A man was indicted on Thursday for attempted murder and placed in pre-trial detention after his partner was found naked and burned to 40% on Monday in Stains (Seine-Saint-Denis), we learned from of the Bobigny public prosecutor's office.
The victim, born in 1995, is still hospitalized at Saint-Louis hospital in Paris and cannot be heard, said the prosecution.
An investigation was opened for attempted murder and entrusted to the judicial police of the department, according to the same source.
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Monday, shortly after 9:00 p.m., an off-duty police officer noted a detonation and a fire starting from a car, according to a source close to the investigation.
Police officers who went to the scene discovered near the car a naked woman who had burns all over her body, the source continues.
His companion, born in 1998, "
heavily alcoholic
" was nearby and "
tried to get rid of a lighter
", added this source.
He was arrested by police officers from the Stains police station.
In the vehicle were discovered two nitrous oxide canisters and a charred gasoline can.
