Overview
- In Gerzat, a 34-year-old man was found dead in a family apartment with a severe wound to the nape of the neck, according to initial reports.
- A source close to the case says the victim’s father called police claiming he killed his son with a saber, and both parents were taken into custody.
- The Clermont-Ferrand territorial criminal division opened an investigation into alleged voluntary homicide by bladed weapon, confirmed by the local prosecutor.
- In Montluçon, a 35-year-old man died from at least one stab wound to the back at his companion’s home, and the 28-year-old woman was placed in police custody.
- Prosecutors cite heavy alcohol use in the Montluçon incident and say the couple had no prior record for violence, with the case entrusted to the judicial police.