Overview
- The two minors, presented to a judge Thursday, were placed under formal investigation for assassinat, which is premeditated murder in French law, and remanded to pretrial detention after admitting involvement.
- Police who entered the Villers-Semeuse home Tuesday followed blood to the cellar and found the bodies with multiple stab wounds and signs of defense, and a cleaned 21 cm blade was recovered.
- The prosecutor says the granddaughter conceived the plan at least two weeks earlier, hid knives in her room, and attacked after her grandmother discovered the boyfriend there.
- Investigators report the pair took several thousand euros in cash, with store cameras capturing them buying high-end smartphones with a wad of bills, and they also took a bank card.
- The case was reclassified as assassinat and transferred to the Reims criminal division, and the girl had been living with the victims under court-ordered care in a small town left in shock.