Main suspect in the kidnapping of little Malek in Dunkirk (North), Jamel Younes is also implicated after a 29-year-old woman was found dead at her home.
It is on him that all suspicion hangs. Jamel Younes is the main suspect in the kidnapping of Malek, 8, Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in Dunkirk (North). The 40-year-old man is the father of the little girl and his report was broadcast through the kidnapping alert triggered in the evening by the public prosecutor. But the individual is not only implicated for kidnapping. The 29-year-old woman who shared his life was found dead at their home.
The suspect, of Tunisian nationality, is also the main suspect after this macabre discovery, made Wednesday afternoon by the mother of the victim. The first findings revealed several hematomas as well as traces of strangulation. At this stage, no official judicial source has indicated that Jamel Younes was the author of the facts. On the other hand, La Voix du Nord reports from a source familiar with the matter that “the couple has already experienced disputes” and that two complaints of domestic violence had been filed in 2021 by the deceased, advances BFM TV.
According to several testimonies collected by AFP and relayed by the Huff Post, Jamel Younes was also unfavorably known to his neighbors. “He was not a nice person: he was someone who hit her regularly. We had called the police,” said a resident, adding that he had “already had words with him about his wife. ” Another said that “it was constantly fighting, shouting” and that she “[s]aw that he raised his hand.”
In addition, on Tuesday, the day before Malek’s kidnapping and the discovery of the lifeless body of the companion, the police intervened at the couple’s home because of a “verbal dispute” according to the news channel in continued. The agents had then lowered the tension within the couple but no trace of aggression had been noticed.
