The body of a 25-year-old mother was found Monday, December 28 by investigators of the judicial police in a forest, north of Strasbourg, after the arrest of her ex-companion suspected of having killed her and of 'a suspected accomplice, we learned from a source close to the investigation.
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The Strasbourg judicial police had been seized in the middle of last week of an investigation into the disappearance of this young woman of Turkish origin, mother of four young children, as revealed by the Latest News from Alsace.
The testimonies collected and the investigations suggested that it was a murder, said the same source, adding that traces of blood had been found in the bathroom of the apartment where the victim and her children resided. .
Arrested on Saturday and taken into custody, his ex-companion, in his forties, admitted an argument that took place Wednesday at the home of the young woman from whom he had been separated for a few weeks, but denied having killed her.
The man was presented to an investigating judge early Monday afternoon, the prosecution having requested his indictment for intentional homicide by spouse, said to the press the prosecutor of the Republic of Strasbourg Yolande Renzi.
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For lack of a driving license, he was regularly transported by a friend
" which was also presented Monday to the examining magistrate, the prosecution requesting the indictment of the latter for concealment of corpses and destruction of evidence.
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It would seem, from the information we have, that he was able to help clean up the crime scene, that is to say the apartment
" of the victim, added the prosecutor, adding that "
The place where the body was buried
" was also found "
on the instructions of this person
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The interested parties transported the body from the home to the forest in a trunk which they tried to get rid of
" and which was also found, she added.
The prosecution requested the provisional detention of the two suspects.