Murder of Jonathan Coulom
Jonathan Coulom | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jonathan Coulom 1994 France |
| Died | 7 April 2004 (aged 9–10) |
| Cause of death | Unclear, possibly suffocation |
| Body discovered | May 19, 2004 |
| Nationality | French |
| Height | 4 ft (1.21 m) |
The murder of Jonathan Coulom, also referred to as the Jonathan Affair, is a criminal case in which the 10-year-old French boy Coulom was abducted on the night of April 7, 2004, in Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France. Coulom's body was found bound with a cinderblock in a pond in Guérande on May 19, 2004. Convicted German serial killer Martin Ney, who murdered three German boys between 1992 and 2004, has been charged with the crime as of January 26, 2021. Ney has been extradited to Nantes, France to stand trial for the murder of Coulom.