Man, 23, killed girl, 11, because he was “angry” over losing “Fortnite”: reports

• A 23-year-old man has reportedly acknowledged that he killed an 11-year-old school girl in France after he stormed out the house “angry” after losing a game of Fortnite
• The victim Louise Lasalle’s body was found in the early hours of Saturday, February 8 in Woodland in the city of Epinay-Sur-Oorge, located about 16 miles south of Paris, according to reports
• “No words are strong enough to express our grief and dislike in such an incomprehensible act,” wrote Epinay-sur-Or and mayor, Olivier Marchau, on Facebook about the murder

A 23-year-old man in France has admitted Kills an 11-year-old schoolgirl Because he was “angry” after losing a game FortniteAccording to reports.

On Saturday, February 8, police in the city of Epinay-sur-oral-located in Essonne said about 16 miles south of Paris-I en press release that the investigators had found the body of an 11-year-old girl, about 12 hours after she was reported missing by their parents.

The victim has since been identified as Louise Lasalle, per stores including The times and The Independent. The times Added that a suspect, named as Owen L, had then admitted the murder.

According to French TV networks TF1The suspect told the investigators that he was “very angry” after an argument with another player, so he left home.

“When you play Fortnitedid he have a change online with another player who offended him, ”said prosecutor Grégoire Dullin according to The times. “Very angry, he stopped playing and went out to calm down.”

TF1 stated that he had planned to “rob or blackmail money from someone to calm down”, but “accidentally” crossed roads with Louise “that he did not know”, with reference to the prosecutor.

“He saw her mobile, which she carried on a cord around her neck and decided to follow her,” said Dulin Per The times.

The outlet reported that he told the victim that he had lost something in the nearby forest. “When they reached a quiet place, he told her he would seek her to steal money while threatening her with a knife,” the prosecutor said. “She started screaming. Panic, he pressed her to the ground and stacked her. ”

Lasalle’s phone was found next to her body and there was no evidence of sexual abuse, stated Dullin, according to the outlet.

The suspect was considered to have admitted to his girlfriend that he had “done something serious” before he got rid of the weapon, put bleach on his clothes and threw everything in the garbage, reported TF1. The times Added that his girlfriend, 24, who has not been appointed, had been accused of not reporting a crime.

The outlet added that the suspect had previously tried to get another schoolgirl to follow him into the forest, but she refused.

French publication The world reported that a male suspected DNA had been found on the victim’s hands, citing the Prosecutor’s Office.

According to The timesThe suspect is unemployed, lived with his parents and had a police record for small crimes.

His 19-year-old sister reportedly filed a complaint against him in April 2023 and accused him of being violent, Per TF1, stating that she described her brother as “violent”, “nervous” and “aggressive”. The outlet reported that the sister had not talked to the suspect since she submitted the complaint against him.

As previously reported by People, Lasalle had gone home from her average school in the afternoon of Friday 7 February, about 13:50 local time, before her parents contacted the police after she failed to get home, per French outlet Paris.

Lasalle’s older sister shared a post on social media and asked for the public’s help in searching for her, according to the publication, and said that she was last seen crossing a street in the nearby city of Longjudeau, where the victim’s family lives.

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Police found CCTV pictures of Lasalle who entered BoIS des Templiers Woods, just outside her school, stated the outlet. At 02:30 on February 8, officers had located the victim’s body.

Epinay-sur-Oorge mayor, Olivier Marchau, wrote on Facebook February 12 in a translated post, “No words are strong enough to express our grief and dislike in such an incomprehensible act.”

“Louise was a happy young girl who just wanted to live her teenage life,” he added. “My deepest thoughts go out to (her) family, relatives and friends.”

The police in Epinay-sur-Oorge did not answer immediately when contacted by People for further information.