A 27-year-old Sudanese man has been jailed in France on charges of “regular abuse” and the murder of his 13-month-old child, the Le Mans city prosecutor’s office said today.
Police in Le Mans, western France, were called Tuesday afternoon “to assist a 13-month-old boy on a public road,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
The child was taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
“The first information gathered led to the arrest of the father. “The autopsy performed on the child showed multiple injuries”, according to the same source.
Following his detention in police custody, the father was charged with intentional homicide of a minor under the age of 15 and abuse on a regular basis against a minor. He was remanded in custody and is facing a life sentence.
