Who was the victim?
Quickly identified, the young woman found dead was born in 1999 and is from the country of Lorient. “Totally unknown, until then, to the justice services in any capacity whatsoever,” said Stéphane Kellenberger. “ The Telegram » reports that her name is Iris C., 23 years old therefore. When he was discovered, his body showed signs of shock but also marks of strangulation. His wrists revealed traces of links, describes the Breton daily.
What happened ?
On the night of Friday to Saturday, how did the young woman’s evening change? According to witnesses, the latter would have left a bar, “not in her normal state”, accompanied by three men. “She walked to the Mercure hotel with these three guys. She collapsed twice. One of the three men left. The other two stayed. One took her in his arms and carried her like a baby. Afterwards, we did not see her again…” says “The Telegram”.
One of these men would therefore currently be heard under police custody to try to shed light on this Lorient night. According to the prosecution, the latter was “strongly alcoholic” the night of the tragedy.
What’s next in the investigation?
Sunday morning, the prosecutor announced that the Lorient prosecutor’s office had opened “a criminal investigation in the act, against X” for “intentional homicide”. “The investigations are actively underway and entrusted to the departmental security of the central police station of Lorient with the support of the forensic identification services”, specified the prosecutor.