Overview
- Police arrested the 53-year-old suspect Tuesday evening in Savigny-sur-Orge with assistance from the BRI, and a 6.35-caliber pistol was found on him.
- A man's body bearing a gunshot wound to the head was discovered in a garage box in Champigny-sur-Marne, and an autopsy was scheduled.
- The suspect is accused of abducting his former partner, 37, and their nine-year-old son and holding them at his home in Combs-la-Ville before she escaped and alerted neighbors and police.
- An investigation was opened for murder, rape by an ex-partner, kidnapping and sequestration, including of a minor, and the Val-de-Marne judicial police are leading the case.
- Investigators reported blood traces, missing bedding, and cleaning products at the apartment, while prosecutors urge caution at this early stage and the defense says the client contests some accusations.