Father Held After RAID Arrest as 17-Year-Old Found Dead in Nice

Overview

• A 17-year-old was found dead in an apartment in the Madeleine quarter of Nice on Monday.
• Police say the boy’s father called emergency services then attempted to take his own life and was taken to Hôpital Pasteur before being placed in garde à vue.
• The Parquet de Nice opened an inquiry for homicide and said the death was “probably by strangulation” while an autopsy is pending to confirm the cause.
• Authorities report the father was in possession of a knife, bore multiple wounds, and reportedly sent a photo of the body to the boy’s mother, which is now part of the investigation.
• A BAC team first responded and a specialist RAID unit later secured the scene, local services briefly confined a nearby crèche, and prosecutors said they will provide a fuller press communication as the inquiry progresses.