Justine Vayrac was spotted near from Brive-la-Gaillarde (Corrèze), Sunday 23 October in the morning. The 20-year-old, described by her mother as “discreet and hassle-free”, had since disappeared. A 21-year-old suspect, seen by several witnesses in the company of Justine Vayrac the evening of her disappearance, had been taken into custody on Tuesday. He confessed to killing her. A few hours later, a body was found near his home. Franceinfo summarizes the case for you.
Justine Vayrac disappeared near a nightclub
resident of Tauriac (Lot), about forty kilometers south-east of Brive, Justine Vayrac was no longer seen since Sunday, around 4 am. She was then near the nightclub La Charrette, where she spent the evening, prosecutor Emilie Abrantes explained in a press release on Tuesday.
The evening of her disappearance, the young woman “had a drink, didn’t feel well and asked to go out” from the nightclub, her mother told AFP. An investigation was opened, and entrusted to the security brigade of Brive-la-Gaillarde and to the judicial police of Limoges.
According to the prosecutor, the vehicle of the young woman was found near the discotheque, “open and containing personal effects”. Searches were carried out on Monday evening using dogs, without success.
A 21-year-old man as the main suspect
According to witnesses, Justine Vayrac “Was last seen with a young man”near the discotheque, “while she was out for some air”according to the prosecutor. That man “would be a friendly acquaintance” of the young woman, “met a few times in the nightclub”according to the magistrate. The suspect was taken into custody on Tuesday.
The 21-year-old farm worker confessed to police on Thursday that he had killed Justine Vayrac. He was transferred to the Limoges courthouse to be presented during the day to an examining magistrate.
In addition, the police discovered “traces of blood in the home of the person concerned, in his room (…) and in his vehicle, at the level of the gear lever”, detailed the magistrate during a press conference. DNA analyzes are in progress.
Justine Vayrac’s handbag also has “was discovered charred near the home of the person in custody”, clarified Justine Vayrac.
Body found in wooded area
A body was found in a wooded area, following the indications of the suspect, we learned from a source close to the investigation Thursday at midday. DThe search had been going on since Monday evening around the farm of the man in question, in Beynat (Corrèze), about thirty kilometers from Brive, had previously explained France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Some 80 gendarmes, assisted by a tracking dog, were mobilized, said Tuesday Emilie Abrantes. “Due to the presence of several bodies of water near the home of the person in custody, several teams of divers have been hired to survey the area”, she added.