A murder investigation was opened after the discovery of a retired judge, dead at his home in Quimper (Finistère), with several wounds on his body.
An autopsy performed on Tuesday “confirmed that the death was caused by multiple stab wounds,” Quimper prosecutor Cécile Flamet said in a press release. “Third party intervention, at this stage, is the preferred hypothesis.”
The body of Éric Sévère-Jlivet, 61, former attorney general at the Court of Appeal of Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), was found on Sunday at his home in Quimper. His identity papers were lost and his car was found damaged on the road. “No arrests have been made and all roads are being examined by investigators,” explained the prosecutor.
Additional medical checks must still be carried out, according to the judge, who stated that “numerous technical and scientific police investigations are being carried out, especially on the victim’s vehicle”. The criminal investigation was entrusted to the Organized and Specialized Crime Division (ex-PJ) of the Finistère police.
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Minutes of silence
Éric Sévère-Jlivet has been retired since 1 January 2025. He began his professional life as a clerk, before joining the National School of Magistrates (ENM) and later becoming a children’s judge in Brest.
He has served as investigative judge in Cayenne (Guyana), training officer at ENM, deputy chief justice in Papeete (Tahiti), deputy general at the Paris public prosecutor’s office and later attorney general at the Rennes appeals court.
Rennes’ public prosecutor, Thierry Pocquet du Haut-Jussé, observed a minute’s silence in memory of him on Monday, during a meeting of judges at the public prosecutor’s office.
