A 58-year-old man in Roubaix has been charged with murder after the death of his 80-year-old mother by a stabbing, Lille prosecutors said. The victim was found at her home in Roubaix five days before the case was made public. She had suffered a serious wound caused by a sharp instrument and later died. The day after her body was discovered, the woman’s son was taken into police custody. During questioning, he admitted to the facts he was accused of. After being presented to an investigating magistrate, he was charged with murder of an ascendant, a legal qualification used when a person is alleged to have voluntarily caused the death of their mother or father. The court ordered pre-trial detention. Prosecutors have not provided details about the exact circumstances, including any motives or the nature of the relationship between the two. An investigation is now underway, and investigators will establish the precise timeline and circumstances of the fatal assault.