'Zero Tolerance' for Forest Arsonists, Macron Promises Firefighters
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'Zero tolerance' for forest arsonists, Macron promises firefighters
French President Emmenuel Macron visited Fontainebleau on the outskirts of Paris, after devastating wildfires that scorched at least 10% of the 20-thousand-hectare forest. Macron warned it would take…
It is exceptional for a firefighter to start a fire, and even then, that does not automatically mean that he is a pyromaniac. This is according to forensic psychiatrist Rudy Verelst following the confession of an 18-year-old volunteer firefighter that he started a fire during the forest fire in Fontainebleau. "Arson can also be a form of antisocial behavior among young people."
One of the suspects who has been charged is a member of the volunteer fire brigade.
The two suspects had admitted the facts in police custody during the week, and they are now in prison.
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Charged and placed in pre-trial detention on Wednesday evening, the 18-year-old volunteer firefighter, suspected of starting one of the fires that ravaged the Fontainebleau forest, spent his first night in prison.
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