A homicide investigation was opened Tuesday, October 27 after the discovery at his home in Montgardin (Hautes-Alpes) of the body of the former head of territorial intelligence of Hautes-Alpes, said the prosecutor.
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The body of the policewoman, retired since this summer, was stuck between a French window and a shutter, her head covered with a plastic bag.
A dog leash and an electric cable were wrapped around his neck, said prosecutor Florent Crouhy, confirming information from the released Dauphiné.
An investigation for "worrying disappearance" had been opened the day before.
The gendarmes were unable to reach the 57-year-old woman after her minor son was taken into police custody in a drug case.
The entourage of the fifty-something had not heard from her for several days either.
The gendarmes went to his home Tuesday morning, where they made the macabre discovery after several hours of research.
"
The intervention of a third party is not in doubt
", declared Florent Crouhy, who opened an investigation for "
homicide
".
An autopsy should take place in the next few days.
The research section of the Marseille gendarmerie was co-entered with the Gap research brigade and the local Chorges brigade.