Overview

• The 51-year-old funeral home owner was slain at his Marsolan home on July 10–11 after being struck with a sabre.
• On July 21, the Agen prosecutor’s office indicted the 29-year-old suspect for assassinat and placed him in custody pending formal inquiry.
• While the suspect admits to the stabbing, his assertion that the victim raped him remains under investigation.
• Investigators recovered the suspect’s car abandoned in a ditch near the crime scene and confirmed he had no prior convictions.
• Media reports of the victim’s former role as a priest have not been substantiated by prosecutors.