At 17, he allegedly slit his twin brother's throat after an argument

It was an absolutely tragic incident that made the headlines last night. The tragedy occurred in the morning. Following an argument in the family home in the southern districts of Villeneuve-la-Garenne, in Hauts-de-Seine (92), a 17-year-old young man killed his twin brother (both born on July 5, 2007) with a knife to the throat late in the morning before being arrested. We do not know what drove him to commit this terrible fratricide. The Nanterre prosecutor's office - after going to the scene - immediately opened an investigation into voluntary homicide , which will be handled by the departmental judicial police service (SDPJ 92). Several versions have been reported to us, while we await the first elements that will reach us at the end of the murderous teenager's police custody.

A gaping wound in the throat

According to RMC and AFP , the victim was found in the apartment where the incident took place, with the emergency services only able to confirm her death around 1 p.m. The police also found what was likely the murder weapon, a bloody knife. Le Parisien reports that she managed to get out of the house and collapsed "outside, on Allée des Frères-Lumière." BFM TV reports that it was in "the corridors of the building" that had just been renovated. In any case, she had "a gaping wound in her throat" and the emergency services, assisted by the police, were unable to do anything. Because someone immediately called 17, but who?

The perpetrator of the fratricide arrested 200 meters further on

The perpetrator of the fratricide, whose identity is unknown, being a minor, was arrested about an hour after the incident, near his father, next to the neighborhood mosque. He offered no resistance even though, according to L'Indépendant , he was in possession of a bladed weapon. The events were then reported by Le Parisien , which described the mother as "in a state of shock, possibly present during the altercation." Was she the one who called the police? The investigation will tell.

The town of Villeneuve in a state of shock

A neighbor of the twins told the regional daily: "I knew them, but it's impossible. Not them, not like this... Are we sure, anyway?" The UDI mayor of Villeneuve-la-Garenne, Pascal Pelain, also spoke out: "It's so violent. It's a terrible family tragedy," and confirmed that the family was not known to the local authorities.

A local resident told AFP: "I knew them a little too. They were calm, never a problem." A second laments: "A crime is hard to believe... but between twins, it's even more absurd." Several people gathered near the police station, mostly women, nod their heads. "It's unthinkable," one of them sums up. "Especially here. It may not be like this everywhere in Villeneuve, but this area is really quiet."