A judicial investigation for murder was opened after the discovery last October of the body of a fisherman in a pond, the analyzes having excluded a natural or accidental death, we learned Tuesday March 29 from the prosecution of Douai (North ).
On October 19, 2021, the victim, a 66-year-old retiree living in Wasnes-au-Bac (Nord) was found dead, apparently drowned near the Grand Clair pond in Paillancourt.
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His son had found the car, with his personal effects.
After several months of waiting, due to a lack of a medical examiner, the autopsy and the expertise carried out concluded that he had "
died not die of natural or accidental death
", indicated the prosecution, which opened criminal investigation for murder.
The prosecution launched a call for witnesses on the case on Tuesday.
The investigation was entrusted to the research section of the Lille gendarmerie, and no arrests have taken place so far.
A toll-free number has been opened for people who visited this pond on October 19, 2021.
