The national gendarmerie launched a call for witnesses on Wednesday May 25 to find a 51-year-old father, almost two weeks after the discovery of the body of his ten-year-old daughter, found asphyxiated at her home in Haute -Savoy.
Read alsoThe worrying explosion of attempted homicides
“
The girl's father is actively sought throughout the national territory.
He would be likely to travel on board a white Citroën Jumpy registered EK-208-ZL and accompanied by an American staff dog
, ”writes the gendarmerie.
Likely to leave the territory
The 50-year-old, who is already the subject of an international arrest warrant, is of “
European type
”, measures 1.76 meters and wears “
long brown hair
” as well as “
a long and thick slightly graying beard
” , specifies the call for witnesses which is accompanied by two photos of the individual as well as those of his vehicle and his dog.
“
The gendarmes of Haute-Savoie are looking for all testimonies from people allowing them to locate the individual
”, who has “
a very good level of sailing
” and would be “
likely to leave the territory by sea
”, continues the gendarmerie.
“
Don't intervene yourself!
“, she warns again to the address of the public while addressing a green number (0800.97.10.71) to dial if the father is seen.
Read alsoDoubs: a mother indicted for the murder of her son
On May 12, it was the older brother of the victim, born in 2011, who discovered the body at the family home, located in Veigy-Foncenex, a town located on the Swiss border, according to the Annecy prosecutor's office.
The house had been partially burnt down, but the girl's autopsy later concluded that she had "
obviously not died from the fire but from mechanical asphyxiation
".
"
Unreachable since the evening of the facts
", the father was going through "
a marital crisis
" with the mother of the child, according to the same source.
