• The body of H., 29, was discovered Saturday morning in the lobby of his building, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, by his companion. Despite the intervention of the rescue, the young woman, who had a swollen face, died at 7:20 am.
  • The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation for murder, entrusted to the criminal brigade of the judicial police.
  • According to our information, the autopsy of the body did not make it possible to determine with precision the causes of his death. "Nothing indicates that it is a homicide: it can be criminal or accidental," a source close to the case told 20 Minutes.

H. had been in a civil partnership for a few days with her companion. This 29-year-old woman, described by sources close to the investigation as dynamic, smiling and humorous, had projects in her head. But Saturday morning, around 7 am, his body was found in the lobby of his building, rue de Chine, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. According to a police source, she was lifeless and had a swollen face. Despite the intervention of firefighters and the Samu, his death was pronounced at 7:20 am. The duty magistrate, who moved to the scene, opened an investigation of the murder charge, entrusted to the criminal brigade of the Paris judicial police.

His body was taken to the forensic institute in Paris to be autopsied. According to our information, the autopsy did not determine the precise causes of his death. "There is no indication that it is a homicide: it can be criminal or accidental. The causes remain to be established. It will be necessary to practice more advanced examinations, "confides to 20 Minutes a source close to the file. The prosecutor's office tells us that there has been no "arrest at this stage" of the investigations.

A McDonald's at 2:28

It was H.'s companion, with whom she had lived for about a year in this building located a stone's throw from Tenon Hospital, who found her body in the early morning and alerted the emergency services. Questioned by the police, this 30-year-old man said that the young woman, who worked in communication, had gone out Friday night with friends. A little after 6:30 a.m., he became concerned about her absence and decided to go looking for her. It was there that he made the macabre discovery in the lobby of the building.



In the victim's pocket, investigators found a receipt from the McDonald's on Place Gambetta. She placed an order at 2:28 a.m. Images from surveillance cameras installed in the capital then show her leaving the restaurant alone.

A four-hour hole

What did she do next? This is one of the things the investigation will have to find. The caretaker of the building, of Muslim faith, said he went out very early on Saturday to go to the mosque to pray. He returned to his dressing room around 5:50 a.m. He is sure of it: H. è was not in the lobby at that time. The PJ investigators do not rule out any hypothesis. The Paris prosecutor's office indicates for its part that it has "no more elements to communicate" for the moment and simply specifies that "the investigations of the criminal brigade continue".

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