
The 33-year-old father of four children found murdered together with their mother in an area on the outskirts of Parsi, on Christmas day, has been handcuffed.
The 33-year-old man was put in handcuffs after being declared wanted immediately after the authorities found the butchered bodies of his family in their apartment.
The mother and her four children, two girls aged seven and 10, a four-year-old boy and a nine-month-old baby, were discovered at around 9pm on Monday evening in an apartment in Meaux.
Prosecutors have stated that they found "a very violent crime scene", while there were no signs that someone had raided the house.
The mother, 35 years old, and her two older daughters are said to have suffered major injuries, as it is not yet determined how many times they were stabbed. As for two other children, the 4-year-old boy and the 9-month-old baby, it is suspected that they may have died from suffocation, prosecutor Jean-Baptiste Bladier said.
The autopsy of the five victims is expected to be released on Wednesday, while the suspected perpetrator, the father of four children, will be investigated for "intentional murder with premeditation" by the judicial police of Versailles.
Foreign media reported that the 33-year-old was arrested on Tuesday morning (December 26) in Sevran, a commune on the outskirts of the capital, about 13 miles west of Meaux.
Meanwhile, during the checks in the family's apartment, documents were found that the 33-year-old was admitted to a psychiatric unit in 2017, as well as prescriptions for anti-depressants.
According to prosecutor Bladier, the alleged perpetrator is a familiar name to police, having previously been accused of stabbing his wife in 2019, although she did not press charges and the case was dismissed due to his mental health at the time. time.
Meanwhile, a friend and neighbor of the family has stated to the RMC radio station that she had spoken to the 35-year-old on the night of the crime at around 7:00 p.m., where she had told him that they would have Christmas dinner after her husband returned. in home.
The victim's friend said that the suspicions started after she was no longer answering her phone calls, and then she went to her apartment, where she saw traces of blood on the front door handle and then notified the police.