A French antique dealer in northern France killed the tax inspector who went to audit him and then the antique dealer committed suicide, local authorities said today.
The Arras prosecutor told reporters that two tax inspectors, a man and a woman, arrived at the suspect's house yesterday, Monday, to carry out an audit of the accounts of his company, a shop selling antiques and second-hand goods. There, the merchant threatened them at gunpoint and tied them up.
Dead with multiple stab wounds
The prosecutor said the 43-year-old tax collector was found dead and tied up, having suffered multiple stab wounds to his back and chest. The other tax inspector, a 39-year-old woman, was found tied to a chair and released by police.
The suspect was found dead in a part of the house in an apparent suicide by gunshot, carrying a bullet wound to the chest, and a gun was found near him.
"We believe this is a case of premeditated homicide, as the victims had made an appointment with the suspect, so he knew he would meet them, and we also found tightening straps at the scene," the prosecutor said.
He had anger management problems
He added that a tax investigation had been underway since last May, but did not give details about the investigation.
The slain tax official was the head of the public finance center in the northern city of Aras. The suspect had no criminal record, but had been forced to attend anger management classes in 2019 after arguing with minors, the prosecutor added.
Source: Proto Thema
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