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17-Year-Old Charged and Remanded in Killing of Disabled Man in Loches

The prosecutor says the homicide inquiry remains active following a second suspect's placement under judicial supervision.

Overview

  • The minor, born in 2008, was formally charged with murder, failure to assist a person in danger, and altering a crime scene, then ordered into pre-trial detention on Friday evening.
  • A 22-year-old woman was charged with non-assistance to a person in danger and modifying a crime scene and was placed under judicial supervision.
  • The victim, a man in his twenties described as being in a situation of disability, was found dead in a Loches street on November 5 with head and hand injuries and at least one sharp-force wound.
  • Emergency services were called around 9 p.m., no motive has been disclosed, and both suspects have no prior criminal records.
  • Victim-support services have been mobilized for the family, and a white march is planned in Loches on Monday, November 10.