Paris: four people in police custody after discovery of body of a teenager in a trunk

An investigation was opened for murder on a minor under the age of 15 and entrusted to the criminal brigade, announced the prosecution.

Le Monde with AFP

A few hours after the discovery of the body of a teenager in a trunk in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, four people were placed in police custody, Saturday October 15, we learned from the prosecution, confirming a Information of TF1 .

The lifeless body of the 12 -year -old schoolgirl was discovered on Friday evening, announced a source close to the file and the prosecution, confirming information from the independent journalist Clément Lanot . The trunk was found at the bottom of the building where she lived, said the prosecution.

An investigation was opened for murder on a minor under the age of 15 and entrusted to the criminal brigade. The role of the four people in police custody remains to be determined, added the prosecution.

The disappearance of the teenager had been reported before to the police. Her father, worried not to see her come back from the college, warned her wife who went to the police station to report her disappearance. No detail is known immediately on the causes of death.

/Media reports.