A 15-year-old boy killed his parents and set the family home on fire in Isère, France, on November 26. According to a French newspaper, police detained teenager Valentin this Saturday. Le Figaro.
During the first interrogation, the suspect “admitted responsibility for the death of his parents,” the Grenoble prosecutor said this Sunday. Eric Vaillant, through a statement.
Valentin disappeared after setting the house on fire. Authorities found the parents’ bodies “almost completely burned” with “gunshot wounds to the skull and chest,” the prosecutor said..
Valentin suffers from Lyme disease, the dermatological manifestations of which can develop into chronic problems in organs such as the central nervous system or the heart, according to the mayor of Chateauvillein, Daniel Gaud, as quoted by the French newspaper. Le Parisien.
This Sunday, the Grenoble prosecutor’s office extended the teenager’s detention by 24 hours.