Justine Vayrac died of strangulation according to the autopsy performed on her body, learned franceinfo from a source close to the investigation on Monday, October 31, confirming information from AFP. A man is indicted for rape, forcible confinement and murder in this case.
The results of this autopsy shed light on the exact circumstances and the course of the murder of the young woman. Until now, the Limoges prosecutor had only indicated on Thursday that the victim had received a “multiple blows to the face, including at least one with a blunt weapon”according to initial findings. A link “cord type” was found on the body of the victim, buried 80 cm deep, according to a source close to the investigation.
The main suspect, he confessed to only one “punch, which would have caused death” of the young woman, added the prosecutor. He nevertheless explained that he used a “agricultural machine” for “bury the body” in forest.
The 20-year-old young woman disappeared last Sunday, after being seen for the last time around 4 a.m. near a nightclub in Brive-la-Gaillarde, in Corrèze, where she had spent the evening. Two days after his disappearance, a 21-year-old farm worker was arrested and taken into police custody, before being charged and remanded in custody.
He quickly admitted to having killed her at her home after consensual sex, according to him, but he was still indicted for rape as well. Additional analyzes are necessary to find out whether there has been rape or not, according to information from franceinfo.
The victim’s body was found in a wooded area he had indicated to investigators. Traces of blood were found in the vehicle and in the suspect’s room. DNA analyzes are in progress.