Grenoble killings suspect surrenders
ISTANBUL
A tree displays a memorial message which reads: "Kevin and Sofiane - We will never forget you", near the spot where the two youths were slain last Friday, in Echirolles, near Grenoble, October 2, 2012. Reuters photo
One
of the two suspects who disappeared after the death of two young
victims in Grenoble, southeastern France, has surrendered to police,
daily Libération has reported.
He has been arrested by the French police, who had already arrested 8 suspects yesterday. One other suspect is still missing.
It has been revealed that the 18-year-old surrendered suspect had already been punished with 18 months of prison before.
"They
say they did nothing, but we believe these people participated directly
in the deaths of the two victims," Grenoble prosecutor, Jean-Yves
Coquillat, said
during a press conference.
Coquillat
said he had chosen the highest qualification for the assassination,
and that the killings were planned by suspects who came to the park
armed.
However,
the lawyer for two of the eight suspects, Arnaud Levy-Soussan, said
this qualification was excessive. "This means that everyone who went
to the
park will be prosecuted for the killings." he said, adding that there
was no evidence in this direction.
Kevin and Sophiane were savagely killed by an armed teen group in a park in Grenoble on Friday.