An investigation has been opened after the discovery of a human corpse on fire by firefighters on Saturday in Auray (Morbihan), in a green waste storage area, AFP learned on Sunday from a judicial source.
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The alert was given "
by walkers who noticed the start of a fire in a green waste storage area of the municipality
", indicates the deputy prosecutor of the Republic of Lorient Eric Pouder in a press release.
“
When they arrived on the spot, the firefighters noticed that the fire came from a human corpse
”, adds the magistrate.
On the spot, the gendarmes “
actually noted the presence of a body of a male person of indeterminate age and identity
”, specifies Eric Pouder.
"
At this stage, no option (is) ruled out
", underlines the vice-prosecutor of Lorient, who specifies that the research brigade of Lorient associated with the research section of Rennes is seized of a "
investigation in search of cause of death
”.
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According to a source close to the case, it would be a man in his twenties.
An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.
