CFive men, including a minor, are suspected of being involved in a fire in Nice, France, that killed seven people from the same family, last Thursday. According to the French press, which cited the local prosecutor’s office, two men were arrested and admitted their guilt and three others are still being sought by the authorities.
Le Figaro reports that the suspects were three men who entered the building, located on rue de La Santorine, in the Moulins district, and two accomplices who were in a car.
At a press conference on Monday, Nice prosecutor Damien Martinelli said that one of the suspects, a 25-year-old man, turned himself in to police with his lawyer hours after the fire. After being questioned, he confessed to driving a vehicle to the building, but authorities stressed that “there are a number of factors that point to greater involvement”.
The second suspect was arrested on Sunday in Noisy-le-Grand, on the outskirts of Paris. He is a 21-year-old man known for “petty crimes” and, at the time of his arrest, had bandages on his legs, consistent with burns.
Three other men – aged 17, 18 and 23 – are being “actively sought” by authorities.
According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the case involved a “settling of scores” in the context of drug trafficking. However, the victims were “in no way directly or indirectly involved in this turf war”.
“In addition to these arrests, it is still necessary to identify and locate the potential masterminds, who will have to assume responsibility in due course,” the prosecutor assured.
The crime took place in the early hours of last Thursday, at 2:30 am. The seven victims – including three children aged 5, 7 and 10 and a 17-year-old teenager – were all from the same family, originally from Comoros.
Shortly before the fire broke out, Nice city surveillance cameras saw a black car enter the neighborhood. At 2:25 a.m., three young men, dressed in light-colored clothing and with their faces uncovered, approached the building. One of them, holding a large stone, knocked on the front door four times, breaking the glass.
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Source: https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/mundo/2602699/dois-suspeitos-detidos-e-tres-a-ser-procurados-por-incendio-em-nice
