In France, the suspect in the murder of the priest was placed in a mental hospital

PARIS, 9 Aug A Rwandan refugee suspected of killing a Catholic priest in the French department of Vendee has been released from custody and placed in a psychiatric hospital, BFM TV reports, citing informed sources. According to the channel's sources, the criminal's psychological state was considered incompatible with the detention regime. An envelope with three bullets was sent to the Pope in the media: A Catholic priest was killed in the Vendee department (Pey-de-la-Loire region) in western France. The Rwandan refugee who set fire to the cathedral in Nantes in 2020 turned up Monday morning at the gendarmerie and confessed to killing the priest who had sheltered him. The suspect was immediately taken into custody. The prosecutor of the commune of La Roche-sur-Yon, the administrative center of the Vendee department, ordered an investigation into the charge of premeditated murder. The version of the terrorist attack was ruled out. The suspect was reported to have been treated in a psychiatric hospital from late June to late July 2021. According to media reports, the Rwandan was released last year but was under judicial supervision while living in a Catholic congregation in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvres, pending court in the case of the arson of the cathedral, which may take place in 2022. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanen, who arrived at the scene of the tragedy, confirmed that the criminal could not be expelled from the country after the first crime, as he was under judicial supervision. The fire in the Cathedral of Nantes occurred in July 2020. As a result of the fire, in particular, the large organ of the cathedral was completely destroyed. The prosecutor's office in Nantes announced the start of an investigation on suspicion of deliberate arson of the cathedral. Law enforcement detained a 39-year-old man, a native of Rwanda, who was a volunteer in the temple and had to close the doors with a key on the day of the fire. He later confessed to setting fire to the temple. It was reported that he could face up to 10 years in prison and a € 150,000 fine.