Bollène (Vaucluse): a decapitated man, a family tragedy is emerging – Linternaute.com

While the terrorist trail was very quickly ruled out by the authorities, the circumstances surrounding the tragedy of Bollène, although still very vague, are moving towards “a family crime” specified the prosecutor of Carpentras, quoted by France 3 PACA.

While the search continues in Bollène to find the man who beheaded an octogenarian, the main suspect, presumably his grandson, has no criminal record to his credit. “He is not known to the police services” indicated Pierre Gagnoud, prosecutor of Carpentras, to France 3 PACA.

It is fear in Bollène. In the neighborhood where the terrible tragedy occurred, the neighbors were amazed. On the spot, some expressed their amazement to Provence. A resident, after having read the wanted notice, said to have already met the suspect: “I saw his face. We know him a little bit, like that. A normal guy”. For now, the man is nowhere to be found.

Several criminal identification technicians arrived at the scene of the tragedy, located rue Jean-Rostand in Bollène (Vaucluse), to the north of this small town of 13,000 inhabitants.

The drama would have occurred at the end of the morning, Wednesday, October 20, 2021. Indeed, elements obtained by LCI, corroborating those of BFM TV, indicate that these are two nurses who would have made the macabre discovery around noon, arriving at the home of one of their patients installed in Bollène “suffering from psychiatric disorders”. When they entered the house, the respondent allegedly fled before they found the body of the decapitated man.

The questions around the profile of the victim gradually become clearer. The elements collected by France Blue indicate that it would be the grandfather of the perpetrator. The elderly man was found beheaded with deep wounds to his chest and stomach. According to the Carpentras public prosecutor, there was “blood everywhere” at the crime scene, testimony to “resentment and relentlessness”.

Research continues in Bollène (Vaucluse) to find the alleged perpetrator. Significant resources have been committed by the authorities. 86 people, including 15 municipal police officers, are mobilized details Provence, which specifies that a helicopter of the Hérault gendarmerie flies over the area concerned, supported by a dog team. The Orange GIGN is on the way adds the daily.

Since the beginning of the afternoon, the alleged perpetrator has been actively sought by the police. France 3 PACA indicates that it is a 37-year-old man, possibly wearing shorts and a black t-shirt. He would have taken refuge in the wood of Barry according to the mayor of Bollène.

According to Anthony Zilio, the mayor of Bollène (Vaucluse), the wanted man, suspected of having beheaded a resident, is “an unbalanced individual”. Information obtained by BFM TV report an individual known to have “psychological disorders”.

Is this an isolated gesture? Of an attack? According to a source close to the AFP investigation, quoted by La Provence, “the terrorist trail is absolutely not privileged at this stage of the flagrance investigation”.

The Vaucluse gendarmerie issued a search notice following the macabre discovery. “An important research device is currently deployed on Bollène, in the so-called ‘Barry’ sector,” he said on the authorities’ Facebook account. The latter released a photo of the suspect, who could be “dangerous and armed”.

A man was beheaded in Bollène, Wednesday, October 20, 2021, learned Provence. The victim was found at his home eviscerated. Few elements have, for the moment, been revealed on this new sordid news item.