Woman, 56, beaten to death in Montignies-sur-Sambre: son's housemate remanded in custody
Spresa A., 56, was fatally beaten during the night of 31 October to 1 November in Montignies-sur-Sambre. The suspect, a housemate of her son, is now in preventive detention.
Murder in Montignies-sur-Sambre: suspect charged and imprisoned
During the night of Saturday 31 October to Sunday 1 November, Spresa A., 56, was beaten to death in Montignies-sur-Sambre, near the Hubo store in Charleroi North. She died several hours after being taken into care by emergency services, according to information reported by sudinfo.be.
The Charleroi public prosecutor's office released the first elements of the investigation on Monday: "according to the initial findings of the investigation, an altercation—during which blows are said to have been exchanged—was said to have occurred between two housemates. Following this dispute, the mother of one of them is said to have gone to the scene in order to attempt to calm the situation. The suspect, a housemate of her son, is then said to have inflicted numerous violent blows upon her."
Law enforcement was alerted in the middle of the night by screams of fear and pain. Upon arrival at the scene, they discovered Spresa A. seriously injured. Transferred urgently to hospital, the victim did not survive her injuries.
La Nouvelle Gazette, which viewed video footage of the incident, indicates that the blows inflicted on the mother were of extreme violence.
On Sunday, the public prosecutor's office, the investigating judge and the technical and scientific police laboratory went to the scene to carry out standard findings procedures.
On Monday, the Charleroi public prosecutor's office confirmed the detention of the suspect, aged 33, in connection with a charge of murder. "The investigating judge remanded the suspect in custody. He is currently being detained in prison as part of his preventive detention," the prosecutor's office states, emphasising that numerous investigative procedures remain ongoing.
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