The suspect's denials did not convince the investigators of the judicial police.
The
“increasingly incoherent”
remarks made during his police custody led the 28-year-old young man, arrested after the discovery of pieces of human bodies in a pipe in Saint-Priest (Rhône), before the prosecution of Lyon this Friday.
His placement in pre-trial detention was requested.
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A judicial investigation has been opened on the count of "intentional homicide".
The investigations will continue on letters rogatory, under the authority of an investigating magistrate, in order to
"determine the exact circumstances and the motive for this passage to the act"
, specifies the prosecution.
Psychiatric expertise will also be necessary in order to deepen the personality of the young man, followed for several years in psychiatry, but never condemned by justice.
Victim missing for a week
The identity of the victim has been confirmed by the autopsy.
He is a 17-year-old minor, whose parents had reported the disappearance to the police on January 15.
It was a technician who was working on the blocked pipes of the building who made the macabre discovery on Tuesday evening.
"A support system made up of a victim support association and a psychologist was put in place at the request of the Lyon prosecutor's office"
, specifies the latter.