An investigation was opened for “murder of an ascendant” after the discovery of the body of a 90-year-old man on Sunday in a pavilion in Blanc-Mesnil in Seine-Saint-Denis. His son, who lived with him, has serious psychological problems and said he “killed and then ate parts of his father’s body”.
An investigation was opened for “murder of an ascendant” after the discovery of the body of a 90-year-old man on Sunday in a pavilion in Blanc-Mesnil (Seine-Saint-Denis) where his son lived, we were told. learned from the Bobigny prosecutor’s office and from police sources. The alert was given by the granddaughter of the deceased, who came to visit her grandfather, of whom she had no news, on Sunday afternoon.
Son of deceased arrested
“The body of this one was found in the house, obviously dead for some time,” said the prosecution, adding that his condition “prevented making the findings on the spot”. At the scene the police arrested the son of the deceased, who lived with him in the pavilion. This 63-year-old man with serious psychological problems said he “killed and then ate parts of his father’s body”, according to a police source. His words are “not necessarily consistent and to be taken seriously”, however warned the prosecution.
In addition, “the first findings do not confirm his speech,” said this source. An autopsy should be performed. His being making him incompatible with police custody, the man was subject to compulsory hospitalization. The investigation was entrusted to the judicial police of the department.