Boy Found Dead ‘with Towel Tied Around Neck’ by River as Two Teens Arrested
French authorities opened a murder investigation and detained two teenagers after the boy was found with a towel tied tightly around his neck.
- 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 suspects, a 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl, will remain in custody longer. They must appear before the judge tomorrow.
Algemeen Dagblad
destentor.nlThe 16-year-old boy and the 15-year-old girl suspected of murdering 11-year-old Théo in the French city of Rennes have admitted that they wanted to ‘take revenge’ on the boy, prosecutor Frédéric Teillet announced. The two teenagers wanted to steal back items worth ‘a few tens of euros’.
The two teenagers explained that they wanted to "reveal", and to recover fishing equipment, worth a few tens of euros.
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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