Mother and Two Children Charged in Death of Violent Father Found in Mulhouse Garage

The body of a man missing since 2021 was discovered in December; family members admit to involvement, citing abuse and violence as motives.

The decomposed body of a 38-year-old man was found on December 24, 2024, in a Mulhouse garage, hidden in a sack under an armoire filled with dirt.
The victim had been missing since 2021 and was identified through his tattoos; forensic investigations are ongoing to determine the exact cause and date of death.
The man's ex-partner and their two adult children, aged 19 and 21, have been charged with murder and placed in pre-trial detention.
The ex-partner admitted to planning the killing with her children, citing the victim's history of violence, alcoholism, and alleged sexual abuse of the children when they were minors.
The children confessed to actively participating in the murder and the concealment of the body, with the mother claiming they suffocated the victim.