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Judge Charges Homeless Man in Killings of Four Found in Seine Near Paris

Prosecutors report links to each victim, with signs of strangulation in two cases.

This photograph taken in Choisy-le-Roi, on the outskirts of Paris, on August 14, 2025 shows the Seine river where firefighters were called to pulled out four men's bodies from the river on August 13, 2025, after an alert was raised by a passenger travelling on the RER C train, who reported seeing a body floating in the Seine, according to police sources. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP) (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • A judge brought charges on Aug 24 after the suspect’s Aug 20 detention, with prosecutors describing him as a homeless man about 20 whose identity and nationality remain unconfirmed.
  • The bodies were recovered on Aug 13 in Choisy-le-Roi after a train passenger reported seeing one floating in the river.
  • Investigators say they have established connections between the suspect and each of the four dead, and the suspect has declined to answer questions.
  • Forensic examinations found signs of strangulation in two victims, and two bodies were partially naked when recovered.
  • Prosecutors say the suspect was detained on Aug 5 with documents later identified as belonging to one victim; the dead were two 21-year-old Algerians, a 26-year-old Tunisian and a 46-year-old Frenchman.