The lifeless body of a woman was discovered on Wednesday near Lorient and a suspect was arrested, announced the prosecution, which opened an investigation for
“
voluntary homicide
”
.
The body of a
“missing woman”
was discovered
“in the afternoon at the height of an undergrowth in the region of Lorient”
, declared the public prosecutor of Lorient Stéphane Kellenberger, without giving details on the identity of the victim.
“A man in his twenties was taken into custody”
on Wednesday morning, a
“measure which will have to be extended”
, he said, confirming information from
Ouest-France
.
The investigation, initially opened for
“disturbing disappearance”
, was reclassified as a criminal investigation for
“voluntary homicide”
, indicated the public prosecutor.
According to the newspaper, the victim would be 32 years old.
His relatives had posted a wanted notice on social networks on February 15, two days before the prosecution opened the investigation into
“disturbing disappearance”
.
Traces of blood were discovered at his home, according to the regional daily.