“This is an opportunity to tell you how hard it is.
Azzedine Maalou, the first cousin of Sihem Belouahmia spoke to the press this Friday, the day after the discovery of the body of the young woman, killed by a relative.
Her body was found around 1 a.m. Thursday, at the edge of an isolated road in Salles-du-Gardon, a village bordering La Grand Combe (Gard), where she lived.
“I wanted to express my thanks to the State services.
I know that there was a huge job done by the investigators.
It is normal to thank them deeply, ”said Azzedine Maalou, who spoke alongside the brother of the victim, as well as the first cousin of Sihem.
“Thank you to the town hall for the flag at half mast and for the messages of support.
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The announcement of Sihem's death "was horrible".
“They kind of killed everyone, his parents in the first place and his brothers.
It was very, very heavy after eight days of intense research,” he added.
“His criminal record speaks for him”
The investigators were led to the scene by the suspect himself, the ex-companion of his cousin, a man already convicted several times and who was still to appear before the assizes on Wednesday, for armed robbery.
Heard under police custody since Tuesday, the alleged murderer admitted Wednesday evening to having killed the young woman in the context of "a dispute related to their romantic relationship".
“His criminal record speaks for him, there is a lot of harm to say.
We could write books about his wickedness,” Azzedine Maalou said at the press conference.
“Nobody has the slightest indication that there was a relationship between Sihem and this gentleman.
No one has proof.
This gentleman was very frowned upon.
With this, he tries to bury the truth.
But we trust, the truth will come out sooner or later, we trust justice.
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