Overview
- A neighbour repeatedly raised alarm and on Friday, May 22 the gendarmes entered the home and found the boy confined in a small dark cupboard where he had been sleeping on the floor and reportedly denied basic care.
- Prosecutors opened an information judiciaire on May 24 that covers alleged abuse from May 1 to May 22 and cites charges including deprivation of care or food and repeated violence against a minor.
- The boy’s stepfather was arrested, placed under formal investigation and put into pre-trial detention while investigators question family members and gather evidence.
- The child was entrusted to a trusted third party and will undergo a full medical and psychological evaluation as social services carry out urgent protective assessments for him and his siblings.
- Local residents have mobilized to provide clothing and essentials for the family, and authorities are continuing inquiries into the mother’s role as she remains hospitalized after childbirth.