The cops are on his trail.
A father remains untraceable this Monday, January 9, after having disappeared three days earlier.
Aged 46, he is suspected of having attacked his ex-wife and his 11-year-old twins with an ax in Montreuil-sur-Barse, in Aube,
Le Figaro
learned from a judicial source.
On the night of Friday to Saturday, this 46-year-old man, whose name did not filter, allegedly "
seriously injured
" his two children with an ax, leading to their hospitalization and their "
medical care
", explains to the
Figaro
the public prosecutor of Troyes, Julie Bernier.
It evokes “
multiple blows
”.
The father also allegedly assaulted the children's mother, his ex-wife, who intervened.
His injuries are lighter and are at the level of his hands, according to our information.
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Call for witnesses
Leaving the scene of the attack, the alleged perpetrator set fire to the family home, which belongs to his ex-girlfriend.
According to France 3, neighbours, alerted by the noise and the smoke, came to the aid of the small family, "
forming a chain and a human scale to recover the children on the first floor of the house
", according to the commander of the Aube gendarmerie group.
The call for witnesses issued by the gendarmerie.
Aube Gendarmerie
The father of the family is still on the run this Monday evening, despite the deployment of some 150 gendarmes accompanied by dog brigades.
A helicopter was also mobilized overnight from Friday to Saturday for aerial reconnaissance.
The gendarmerie has also issued a call for witnesses.
"
If you have seen the suspect or if you can provide useful information to the authorities, you must immediately contact the gendarmerie on
06 43 77 24 09
or dial 17 in the event of an emergency
", indicates the Aube gendarmerie, calling to “
avoid all contact with the person concerned
”
.
The Troyes public prosecutor's office has opened an investigation for the facts of "
assassination attempts and destruction by fire
"
.
Complaint for minor violence
The hatchet he allegedly used has not yet been found.
For the time being, only the suspect's vehicle was discovered on Saturday morning.
The man was injured, according to the prosecutor.
Traces of blood were indeed spotted in the vehicle and on an escape route being analyzed.
The facts took place in Montreuil-sur-Barse, in Aube.
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The father of the family has no criminal record but is the subject of a complaint for "
mild violence
", filed by his ex-wife.
First placed in police custody, he had presented himself for a subsequent summons with justice.
The court had decided to notify him of certain prohibitions, including that of not appearing at the home of his ex.
A measure he would have violated on Friday evening.
