Two men were indicted Friday in the investigation into the discovery of the body of a man of Chinese nationality in his apartment in Paris in mid-May, AFP learned Wednesday from judicial source, confirming information from the JDD.
According to the Actu 17 website, the two suspects were arrested in Seine-Saint-Denis and Seine-et-Marne by the Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) of the Paris judicial police.
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They were indicted for kidnapping and murder in organized gang Friday and were imprisoned, in accordance with the requisitions of the Paris prosecutor's office, said the judicial source. Investigations are continuing, the source said.
The victim, aged 25 and of Chinese nationality according to a source close to the case, had been found bound hand and foot, lying on a sofa, with marks of strangulation, said the Journal du Dimanche when it revealed the information.
According to the JDD and Le Parisien, this man would have been targeted because he owned luxury leather goods, destined for his country. The respondents were allegedly informed about this through food delivery workers who frequently visited the victim's home.