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He Lit Fires with a Torch After "Hearing Voices": an Agricultural Worker Sentenced to Prison for 11 Voluntary Fires

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The Niort court sentenced a 45-year-old agricultural worker to two years in prison. Between the end of July and August, the man lit eleven torch fires in the Deux-Sèvres and Maine-et-Loire, invoking...

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Fire of exceptional proportions hits historic forest in France A 45-year-old rural worker was sentenced on Tuesday (11) to three years in prison, two of which were closed, for causing 11 fires in the west of France between the end of July and the beginning of August. In an audience, he claimed to have heard "voices" that encouraged him to set fire. ✅ Follow the international news channel of the g1 in the WhatsApp Arrested after being caught with…

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The respondent explained that he had heard voices. An agricultural worker, tried on Tuesday in Niort at an immediate appearance, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, one of whom was suspended, for having

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The Niort court sentenced a 45-year-old agricultural worker to two years in prison. Between the end of July and August, the man lit eleven torch fires in the Deux-Sèvres and Maine-et-Loire, invoking...

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The public prosecutor's office in Saumur (Maine-et-Loire) confirmed on 9 August that an agricultural worker was in police custody in Thouars (Deux-Sèvres) for "fire destruction". He could be responsible for several fire departures in both departments.

A 45-year-old agricultural worker was sentenced on Tuesday in Niort for 11 voluntary fires in Les Deux-Sèvres and Maine-et-Loire between July 25 and August 7. He claims to have "heard voices" asking him to set the fire.

A 45-year-old agricultural worker was sentenced to two years in prison for eleven voluntary torch fires in the Deux-Sèvres and Maine-et-Loire. Eleven voluntary torch fires: an agricultural worker sentenced to two years in prison in the Deux-Sèvres The Niort Correctional Court handed down a sentence

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franceinfo.fr broke the news on Sunday, August 9, 2026.
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