Sihem, who has been missing for a week, was found dead in a forest in the Gard,
Le Figaro
learned from a source familiar with the matter, confirming information from Le
Parisien
.
According to our colleagues, the suspect, Mahfoud H., would have confessed during police custody that night.
Since the high school student had left her home on the evening of January 25, in La Grand-Combe, near Alès, Sihem had not given any sign of life.
An investigation was opened for “kidnapping” and “kidnapping”.
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As part of the investigations, two people, a man and a woman, were taken into custody on Tuesday.
“
The man is questioned about a participation in the disappearance, while the woman could hold information making it possible to locate the young girl (...).
It is heard on the head of non-assistance to a person in danger
, ”said the prosecutor of Nîmes.
“
Already convicted several times
”, the man was to appear on Wednesday before the Assize Court of Gard for armed robbery, Cécile Gensac had indicated.
