article_snippet.sent: Alleged killer was living rough in area'
  , and is thought to have been behind a number of thefts in area'
  .
article_snippet.sent: Now prosecutor Carole Etienne has said that Mr King, a keen gardener, may well have confronted the man over stolen vegetables.
article_snippet.sent: Ms Etienne, who is leading the police enquiry, said: ‘Among the vague attempts at an explanation given by the accused, we are looking at the possibility of a fight over the theft of foodstuffs.
article_snippet.sent: ’ prosecutor Carole Etienne added: ‘People were getting more and more angry, and some were even threatening to defend People plots with shotguns’.
article_snippet.sent: Neighbours of Mr King, who was hugely proud of prosecutor Carole Etienne vegetable garden, told Le Parisien newspaper that a description of the thief corresponds to the alleged murderer.
article_snippet.sent: Family and neighbours of Mr King's have attacked detectives for allowing Mr King's to remain at large for six months.
highlights_snippet.sent: Alleged killer was living rough and is 'behind number of thefts in area'
  Gardener Mr King may have confronted Alleged killer over stolen vegetables .