Carpentras: a mother and her daughter die in the fire of their family home, the father indicted
The suspect, aged 35, disputes the facts while his wife and 10-year-old daughter succumbed to their injuries.
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- A 35-year-old man has been indicted for the murder of his wife and daughter after the fire at their home in Carpentras.
- The suspect denies the facts, while his 5-year-old son, also present, is out of danger.
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Why It Matters
The fire broke out on Tuesday morning in a house in Carpentras, above a café. The father was found outside, slightly intoxicated by the fumes.
A father was indicted on Thursday, suspected of having organized the fire of his family home in Carpentras (Vaucluse), which led to the death of his daughter and his wife, announced the Avignon prosecutor's office.
This 35-year-old man, who denies the facts, was found "outside the home, slightly intoxicated by smoke" on Tuesday morning, said in a press release the prosecution, which opened a judicial investigation on Thursday for "murder and attempted murder by a spouse as well as deliberate destruction by fire".
His 35-year-old wife and 10-year-old daughter, immediately hospitalized, died Thursday following this fire in the family home, on the first floor of a house whose ground floor is occupied by a café. The vital prognosis of the young 5-year-old son, who had been taken from the home by emergency services, is no longer in jeopardy. The prosecution requested the detention of the suspect.
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Placement in pre-trial detention of the suspect.
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Open Questions
- What are the conclusions of the technical investigation into the origin of the fire?
- What elements led to the indictment of the suspect?
