A young man was found dead Monday, November 16 in Liévin, near Lens (Pas-de-Calais), and two people were taken into custody, AFP learned from the prosecution.
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This young man of 24, missing since the night before, was discovered dead Monday morning, the Béthune prosecutor, Thierry Dran told AFP, confirming information from the
Avenir de l'Artois
newspaper
.
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The first elements of the investigation point us towards a criminal track,
" added Thierry Dran.
According to the newspaper, the man was lying in a ditch, near a housing estate, his face swollen.