58-year-old man arrested in connection with mother's death
Son arrested after 80-year-old mother killed by stabbing in Roubaix.
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Roubaix Homicide Investigation
80-year-old woman stabbed to death in Roubaix on October 7, 2026. Her 58-year-old son confessed and was arrested and charged with murder on October 8, 2026.
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2026-10-12 to 2026-10-29 · UTC publication dates
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80-year-old woman killed by stabbing in Roubaix
An 80-year-old woman was found gravely injured by a knife wound at her home in Roubaix on October 7. She died from her injuries. According to reports, she was discovered in her bathtub by her daughter.
58-year-old man arrested for killing his mother
The son of the victim, a 58-year-old man, was taken into custody the day after his mother's body was discovered. He confessed to the facts and was formally charged with murder (meurtre par ascendant - murder of an ascendant). He was placed in provisional detention pending trial.
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