A man was arrested after a woman was found naked and burned to 40% on Monday evening October 17 in Stains (Seine-Saint-Denis), we learned from the Bobigny prosecution, requested by the AFP.
The victim, whose vital prognosis is engaged, was transported to Saint-Louis hospital in Paris, said the prosecution.
Shortly after 9 p.m., an off-duty police officer noticed a detonation and the start of a fire on a car, according to a source close to the investigation.
Police went to the scene and discovered near the vehicle a naked woman with burns all over her body, the source continues.
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A "
heavily alcoholic
" man who was near the woman "
tried to get rid of a lighter
," the source added.
He was arrested by police officers from the Stains police station.
The arrested man would be in a relationship with the victim, according to the source close to the investigation.
In the vehicle were discovered two nitrous oxide canisters and a charred gasoline can.