It’s a 12 year old cold case. The investigation into the murder of Véronique Duchesne-Meunier has just experienced a turning point in recent hours with the arrest of her husband in Saly Portudal, a seaside resort in Senegal, according to local media reports. confirmed by The Parisian. This 59-year-old Frenchman was under an arrest warrant issued by the investigating judge in charge of the case.
A 47-year-old real estate agent, Véronique Duchesne-Meunier disappeared on October 6, 2010 while she was going for a walk on the islet of the Countess in Saint-Quay-Portrieux in the Côtes-d’Armor. Three days later, his body was found floating in the water at the Pointe de Minard in Plouézec, about 15 kilometers from his place of disappearance.
The husband suspected from the start
The autopsy then revealed that she had not drowned but that she had been strangled. Very quickly, suspicion fell on her husband, the investigators having uncovered several clues incriminating him. Placed in police custody in January 2011, he was finally released for lack of evidence.
Appeared in several TV shows devoted to this case, he has always maintained his innocence. He had since rebuilt his life in Africa with his new companion. He is now behind bars in Senegal and should soon be extradited to France and be indicted for murder.
Contacted by 20 minutes, Maître Jean-Guillaume Le Mintier, lawyer for the family of Véronique Duchesne-Meunier, is delighted with the arrest of the suspect which “constitutes a significant and decisive step forward in this case which dates back twelve years”. “But it is essential that the procedure continues calmly and that no interference comes to disturb the smooth running of the extradition and the appearance of this man before the French justice”, estimates it.