A young man aged 17 with burns on around 40% of his body was found alive, near a burned car in Gordes (Vaucluse), Monday February 19 in the morning,
Le Figaro
learned this Thursday from the Avignon public prosecutor's office, confirming information from
La Provence
.
The teenager was lying on the side of the car, almost naked.
The victim's state of health
"is still worrying"
, indicates the prosecution, specifying that the young man was plunged into an artificial coma.
White weapon
According to information from our colleagues, it was around 7 a.m. that an individual who had luckily just taken this
“deserted road”
saw the burned teenager near the car, immediately raising the alarm.
Arriving on site, the emergency services and the police discovered the young man lying, his body burned, alongside a charred vehicle.
Trapped in the flames, the victim managed to escape from the vehicle,
“a white Renault car”
, specifies the regional daily.
The teenager also had several injuries, including stab wounds, to the abdomen.
His attackers then decided to set the car on fire.
Investigators favor the trail of a “barbecue”, that is to say a settling of scores linked to drug trafficking.