An investigation into " homicide " was opened on Saturday after the discovery in Eswars, near Cambrai (North), of the body of a thirty-something man, probably deceased several days ago, and his companion, seriously injured in the face, was taken to the police station. the hospital, AFP learned from the prosecution.
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The gendarmes intervened on Saturday morning " at the request of a family member ", who "had been worried about the man's behavior for the past few days ", Cambrai prosecutor Rémi Schwartz explained to AFP, confirming information from France Bleu and the Voix du Nord.
The victim, 32, had died several days ago, according to the first findings of the medical examiner, and the evidence gathered " suggests that this is a homicide, " said the prosecutor, without giving further details. Stadium.
When the gendarmes arrived, the victim's companion, also 32 years old, presented a " very significant wound " on the face, " compatible with a gunshot wound ". Immediately taken to hospital, he could not be examined by the medical examiner, nor questioned by the investigators
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