The Bar-le-Duc public prosecutor's office (Meuse) opened an investigation after the "disturbing disappearance" on February 4 of a 16-year-old girl.
Her name is Lucie.
A call for witnesses* has been launched, the prosecutor said.
According to a message published on Facebook by her mother, the teenager left the family home in Vavaincourt on February 4 in the morning.
Since then, "investigations have been carried out under the authority of the Verdun public prosecutor's office and then taken up by the Bar-le-Duc public prosecutor's office on February 8, taking into account the location of the disappearance", specifies Sofian Saboulard, public prosecutor of Bar-le-Duc. le-Duc, confirming information from the newspaper L'Est Républicain.
A runaway a few days before
The investigation was entrusted to the Commercy research brigade, which carried out “numerous interviews”, “telephone investigations” and visits to the homes of members of “Lucie’s family and friends” , indicates the magistrate.
According to the first hearings, Lucie had “run away from the past”.
Her mother notably mentioned a runaway "a few days before", after which the teenager was "found at a friend's house".
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“Investigations continue with intensity.
Eight judicial police officers are mobilized on a daily basis on this case,” continues Sofian Saboulard.
“The auditions follow one another.
We are expanding the operating scope of video surveillance.
We are continuing technical investigations.
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According to the prosecutor's office, Lucie's parents were the recipients of a letter, received on February 8 and sealed the day before, which included the following words: "Mom, it's Lucie, I'm fine and I'm safe."
The teenager's mother said she recognized her daughter's handwriting.
“No evidence has been collected at this stage to support a tort or criminal theory.
However, no avenue has been ruled out, especially as time passes,” notes the prosecutor.
* If you have information, the Revigny-sur-Ornain gendarmerie can be reached on 03 29 75 63 97, the Bar-le-Duc police station on 03 29 79 00 17. Emergency call: 17.