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The investigation into the murder filmed live on the TikTok social network is progressing.
The autopsy carried out on the victim confirmed that the 54-year-old man was indeed the victim of acts of torture.
“
The victim died as a result of the very numerous acts of violence to which she was subjected, some of which could be analyzed as acts of torture and barbarism
,” said the prosecution on Wednesday evening in a press release.
In addition, these forensic findings "
are compatible with a death that occurred on February 3, 2023, the day the video was broadcast
", he continues.
Sunday morning, the mutilated body of this man was found next to the M7 expressway (ex-A7) in an apartment located on Quai Perrache, in Lyon (2nd arrondissement).
The Pharos platform, which collects reports of illicit online activities, was alerted on Friday by the social network TikTok to the broadcast of a video depicting a scene of violence involving a man lying on the ground, partially naked and the victim of beatings.
Two men were arrested on Sunday while they were sleeping in the bedroom adjoining the room where the victim's body was found.
The Lyon public prosecutor's office on Wednesday opened a judicial investigation into the count of murder accompanied by acts of torture and barbarism and requested the placement in pre-trial detention of the two suspects.
According to the prosecution, "
at this stage, it can be confirmed that the defendants and the victim knew each other and frequented the same environment of the homeless and marginalized at Perrache station
".
The investigations are continuing to “
determine the exact circumstances and the motive for the commission of the facts.
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