Overview
- Police arrested the 16‑year‑old on Tuesday, July 21, after DNA evidence linked him to the attack on July 4.
- Authorities say the woman was followed from the street into her building in the Colombier district and attacked in the hall.
- Prosecutors report the suspect was found with cocaine hidden in his socks and is accused of stealing the victim’s gold medallion.
- The parquet extended his garde à vue and a deferral to appear before judicial authorities was scheduled for Thursday while the inquiry continues.
- The case has been entrusted to Rennes’s division de la criminalité territoriale, and the suspect’s status as a 'mineur non accompagné' will shape juvenile and custodial procedures.