French missing in Mexico: two bodies found in an inn

What happened to the entrepreneurial couple?

Two French nationals living in Mexico suddenly disappeared in early September in the south-east of the country, when they were planning to build two hotels there, in Valladolid.

What could be their bodies were found in an inn in the city, our colleagues from

revealed .

Assya M., 50, and Michel A., 57, from the Basque Country, disappeared on September 12, where they gave a last sign of life, after they were seen in a spiritual center in San Cristobal de las Casas, a tourist destination in the state of Chiapas.

Since then, the French Embassy in Mexico announced at the beginning of October that the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs had been informed of their disappearance.

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"Strange Messages"

Asked by France Bleu Pays basque, the family of Assya M. said they were “

” and mentioned “

” received shortly before the disappearance of the two fifties.

Still according to the local media, Michel's ex-wife went there to file a complaint.

She would have received, a few minutes after leaving the police station, threats by telephone.

The couple were married on August 21, 2022. According to

, the Yucatán State Attorney General's Office confirmed the discovery of two bodies in an inn, and announced that searches and investigations are underway. in the building.

DNA tests are carried out to confirm the identity of the two Frenchmen.