A septuagenarian was found killed with knives on Sunday, at her home in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne).
His son, in his forties, was taken into police custody, according to information from La Dépêche du Midi.
The first alert on the disappearance of this 72-year-old woman was given Monday by relatives, worried not to hear from him.
In the middle of the week, investigators from the departmental security had gone to the home of the disappeared, located avenue Jean-Moulin.
There, the police had come face to face with the missing son's son.
A man in his forties, known for his psychiatric disorders and violent behavior.
He said to the police that his mother had gone shopping, tells the regional daily.
The body hidden in a closet
On Sunday, a neighbor, worried that she still had no news, contacted the central police station.
Police officers from the departmental security came again, around 7 p.m.
Officials came across the decaying body of the septuagenarian, hidden in a closet in the apartment.
His death, according to La Dépêche du Midi, dates back several days.
She was reportedly killed with several stab wounds.
The victim's son, who was in the apartment, was immediately arrested and taken into police custody.
The forties would suffer from schizophrenia, reveals the daily.
The investigations were entrusted to the departmental security.
