A 12-year-old boy admitted to having lit two fires in Morbihan between August 10 and 17, the Vannes prosecutor's office announced on Friday evening, confirming information from the regional press.
During this period, when a major fire devastated more than 400 ha of the Brocéliande forest in three days in the department, "five departures of wildfires broke out in the town of Saint-Malo-de-Beignon during the day or in the evening, all extinguished quickly by residents of the town and having caused only minimal damage, ”says the press release from the prosecution.
Saint-Malo-de-Beignon, 500 inhabitants, is located about twelve kilometers from Campénéac, the town where the Brocéliande fire broke out on the night of August 11 to 12.
An unexplained gesture
“The investigations made it possible to identify a 12-year-old minor, unknown to the gendarmerie and justice services”, continues the press release.
“Heard freely about these facts” Thursday, “he admitted having lit two of these fires, near his home, without being able to explain the reasons for his action”.
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"Given his age and the absence of a history, a summons was given to him at short notice to carry out a criminal reparation measure before a delegate of the prosecutor, in accordance with the provisions of the code of criminal justice for minors", indicates the floor.
The forest of Brocéliande, where the firefighters had managed to fix the fire on August 14, is a high place of the Arthurian legend, straddling the east of Morbihan and the south-west of Ille-et-Vilaine.
