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Nice man admits strangling teenage son in revenge for wife leaving him
Nice 2 months ago
Nice man admits strangling teenage son in revenge for wife leaving him

The 59 year old confessed to investigators that he killed his 17 year old son to punish his wife, who had left him earlier that same morning. RAID special forces stormed the family's apartment on boulevard de la Madeleine after the father called police himself to report the killing.

Nice prison staff block facility as overcrowding and heat crisis deepen
Nice 2 months ago
Nice prison staff block facility as overcrowding and heat crisis deepen

Around twenty prison officers shut down the maison d'arrêt for a full day this week over staffing shortages and overcrowding exceeding 200% of capacity, as families describe cells reaching 40 degrees and an oversight body flags broken electrical wiring that has shocked at least one detainee.