The octogenarian, who was placed in pre -trial detention, is also prosecuted for attempted murder, having injured another 55 -year -old life assistant who was on site with his colleague at the time of the facts.
An 80 -year -old man was indicted for murder after having mortally struck by car a 42 -year -old life assistant last week near Cambrai, AFP from the Douai prosecutor’s office learned on Monday.
The octogenarian, who was placed in pre -trial detention, is also prosecuted for attempted murder, also injured another 55 -year -old life assistant who was on site with his colleague at the time of the facts.
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“The father had lost the supervision of his son”
The drama occurred around midnight on the night of Wednesday to Thursday in Bévillers, a village near Cambrai where the octogenarian lived with his disabled son, whose life assistants took care regularly at home.
The suspect had initially fled with his car, taking his son with him. Both were found Thursday morning in Douai and the father was then arrested without difficulty, according to a source close to the investigation interviewed by AFP. “The father had lost the supervision of his son” and had thus lost his hand on “A big sum” money linked to his handicap. The relationships of this man «irascible» With the auxiliaries of life had since then deteriorated themselves since then, according to the same source.
As the victims were responsible for a public service mission, this aggravating circumstance was retained in the qualification of the facts, underlined the Douai prosecutor’s office.
