Dijon: a man, suspected of having killed his sister and injured his mother, arrested in the Netherlands

A 24-year-old man, suspected of having killed his sister and seriously injured his mother on October 25 in Dijon, was arrested in Amsterdam, the prosecution said on Wednesday, November 4. The process of handing over to the French authorities “has been initiated,” said Dijon prosecutor Arnaud Viornery. The date of the suspect's transfer is not yet known, he added.

The young man, who was the subject of a European arrest warrant, had fled the family home before the police arrived around 3 a.m. on October 25, where his 21-year-old sister was found dead and his mother seriously injured. The latter, aged 60, suffered from “serious injuries, particularly to the head and upper limbs” and her vital prognosis was “in jeopardy” during her hospitalization, the prosecution clarified shortly after the events. His health has since improved.

The murder took place in a context of “intra-family violence”. “The two victims were allegedly hit with a metal object”, a “pull-up bar showing traces of blood” having been discovered in the apartment, according to Arnaud Viornery. The mother had already filed a complaint against her son after violence and threats in the family home where the police had to intervene on several occasions, adds the prosecution.