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Boy Found Dead ‘with Towel Tied Around Neck’ by River as Two Teens Arrested
French police are investigating possible third-party involvement as divers search the river and two teenagers remain in custody.
- An 11-year-old boy was found dead on the banks of the Vilaine river in Rennes on Sunday with a wet towel tied around his neck; a 16-year-old boy was arrested Monday morning and a 15-year-old girl turned herself in shortly after.
- The alarm was raised after a fisherman heard a child screaming but could not locate him in the area; witnesses then discovered the young boy and alerted emergency services to the scene.
- Firefighters arrived to find the child in cardiorespiratory arrest with the towel tightened around his neck; despite resuscitation attempts by the SMUR emergency medical team, a doctor pronounced him dead at the scene.
- Rennes prosecutor Frederic Teillet confirmed both teenagers remain in police custody on charges of murder of a minor; the prosecutor's office assigned the case to its organised and specialised crime division.
- Fire brigade divers continue searching the Vilaine river for evidence while significant police resources remain deployed; prosecutors clarified the victim was 11 years old, correcting initial reports of age 12.
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The 11-year-old Théo was strangled with a wet bath towel – two young people (16 and 15) were arrested as suspects.It is not officially confirmed that they are children of migrants. By Richard Schmitt Only a few hours after finding the body of the murdered Théo, two young people from the local community – a 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl – could be arrested as suspects in Rennes: According to prosecutor Frédéric Teillet, the 16-year-old s…
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