Montpellier: man in his sixties arrested for murder of his brother
A 63-year-old man is suspected of having killed his younger brother on Tuesday evening in Montpellier. The body bore around fifteen knife wounds.
Murder in the building's entrance hall
A 63-year-old Montpellier resident was apprehended on Tuesday evening following the discovery of his 60-year-old brother's body in the entrance hall of their building on rue de la Marquerose, in the Lemasson district. According to ici.fr, the body presented around fifteen stab wounds to the torso and numerous marks from blows to the face.
Police were called around 19:20 by a resident who reported a body lying in a pool of blood. Officers confirmed that death had occurred and that traces of blood on the ground indicated the body had been dragged from a ground-floor flat to the shared entrance hall.
Strained cohabitation
The two brothers were living together in this ground-floor flat. According to police, their shared life was "quite turbulent" and often "fuelled by alcohol". At the time of his apprehension, the older brother had a blood alcohol level of 1.2 g/l.
The suspect remained in police custody on Thursday at midday and was to be presented to the Montpellier prosecutor's office during the course of the day. An investigation into murder was opened. The exact circumstances of the tragedy have not been specified, and the investigation was to determine the motives and precise conditions of the homicide.
Source: Google News FR — Crime (fr)