Guy Trompat, whose son Kevin was found dead in early March with his partner Leslie, was taken into custody, the Niort prosecutor's office said on Wednesday, confirming information from the Parisian which evokes a possible case of
revenge
.
The prosecutor did not specify the reason for the custody.
This is a priori a case parallel to the investigation carried out by the Poitiers prosecutor's office on the "
disappeared from Deux-Sèvres
", Leslie Hoorelbeke, 22, and Kevin Trompat, 21, found dead in Charente-Maritime on March 3 and 4, after three months of uncertainty.
A new preliminary investigation opened
In this file, initially opened in Niort after the disappearance of the couple at the end of November in Deux-Sèvres and transferred at the end of December to the criminal investigation center of Poitiers, five young men were indicted, in particular for "assassinations",
and
placed in pre-trial detention.
According to
Le Parisien
, a new preliminary investigation was opened after the Niort prosecutor's office received information at the end of March that Guy Trompat "
would seek to recruit detainees to eliminate in prison those responsible for the murder of his son
".
Kevin's father would have promised 100,000 euros to those who manage to attack the suspects, says the daily.
Asked about these elements, the prosecutor of Niort, Julien Wattebled, simply indicated that he "
will give more details
” on Thursday.
Kevin Trompat and Leslie Hoorelbeke were killed by blows with a "
blunt object
", according to the Poitiers prosecutor's office, which mentioned "
sentimental disappointment and / or financial debts
" as possible motives of the suspects.
At the time of the disappearance of his son and his girlfriend, Guy Trompat was imprisoned for "
willful violence
".
After the discovery of the bodies, he organized a white march on March 12 in tribute to the two victims, demanding that "
justice be done
".
“
It's insurmountable.
They destroyed lives, destroyed my life.
I cannot live without my son
,” he told reporters.