The Dutch septuagenarian suspected of having fired on his British neighbors on Saturday evening, killing an 11-year-old girl, in Plonévez-du-Faou (Finistère), was indicted and imprisoned for assassination and attempted assassination, announced Monday June 12 the public prosecutor of Brest.
The defendant and his wife, placed under the status of assisted witness and left free, were "positive for alcohol and cannabis at the time of their placement in police custody", said the magistrate, Camille Miansoni, during a press conference in Brest.
"From a strictly judicial point of view, they are people without a criminal record," the prosecutor said, adding that two weapons as well as "degraded" cannabis in the form of "dried grass" were found in their home.
Seriously injured parents
The Dutchman is suspected of having fired on the British family on Saturday evening around 10 p.m., killing their 11-year-old daughter and seriously injuring the parents. The couple's second daughter, 8, managed to escape. According to the first elements of the investigation, the pensioner "appeared suddenly, with a firearm" and shot the family who was in his garden.
The Brest prosecutor confirmed that an "old neighborhood conflict, an exasperation" pitted the Dutch couple against their British neighbors. There was "a lot of pruning work, clearing", which from the point of view of the indicted and his wife, "troubled their peace", added the magistrate.
