An investigation for fatal blows was opened following the discovery by a passer-by of a man hanged in the Plaisir forest, in the Yvelines, the Versailles prosecutor's office said on Monday (November 15th), requested by AFP.
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"
The first elements of the autopsy suggest an external intervention
", specified a judicial source, bruises and traces of strangulation having been found on the corpse. According to the same source, hanging is not the cause of death. The victim, a man in his thirties, was identified thanks to his fingerprints as being the president of the judo club of Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine) who had been missing for several days, according to the public prosecutor, confirming a information from the
Parisian
. According to the newspaper, the body was discovered on October 30.
The investigation initially opened for "
search for the causes of death
" is now continuing "
for willful violence resulting in death without intention to give it
", said the prosecution.
It could be "
a sex game that goes wrong,
" said a source close to the file to AFP, even if "
all avenues are studied
".
According to the prosecution, no arrest has taken place in this case for the moment.