On August 13, a passenger called the police after he had seen a body floating in the Seine from the train, near the Parisian suburb of Choisy-le-Roi. When the police and the fire brigade entered the water, they found not one, but four bodies, two of which are traces of violence.
On Sunday, a suspect has been charged for multiple murder – something that does not often occur in France. Report that French media Based on a statement from the local public prosecutor. In sixteen days, one suspect would have killed four people around the same place. The police are investigating whether homophobia has been the motive.
The suspect is a homeless person in twenty. His nationality is still unclear: in his interrogations he would have said that he is of Algerian descent, but the criminal investigation found proof that he would be tunisian. He was already known to the police because he would have stolen a car in January – he would stand for that in September.
Homophobia as a motive
French media mention several possible starting points for homophobia as a motive. For example, the bodies were found near a location that is known as a meeting place for homosexuals.
The most recent victim would have visited this place on the evening he disappeared, report Le Monde and RTL. He was found in only a T-shirt, his lower body bared. Another victim was found with his pants on his ankles. According to Le Monde Found the police traces that indicate sexual intercourse between this victim and the suspect.
The suspect would have stayed close to the place in a cracked building, where homeless people slept more often. The police tracked him through surveillance images, telephone conversations and observations on the spot, let them know to the French news agency AFP.
The suspect would have known at least two of his victims personally. Just like him, they had a migration background and would both have visited his squat several times.