Overview
- The Périgueux prosecutor confirmed Friday the opening of an involuntary manslaughter inquiry into the death of a 14-month-old in Saint-Étienne-de-Puycorbier.
- The child was run over Thursday afternoon on the parking area of his parents’ home by the family 4x4, and attempts by firefighters and SAMU to resuscitate him were unsuccessful.
- Gendarmes secured the scene, a tow truck removed the 4x4, and the crime identification unit conducted on-site evidence work.
- A detailed forensic examination of the vehicle is expected as investigators work to establish why it moved, with the cause still undetermined.
- The parents in their thirties remain in shock and have not yet been questioned, and the father serves on the municipal council.