The girl disappeared overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday in Dunkirk. Her father’s girlfriend was found dead at the home where she was abducted.
This is the second time in two weeks that this device has been triggered in France. A kidnapping alert was issued on Wednesday June 7 to find Malek Younes, an 8-year-old girl, who disappeared in Dunkirk (North) the previous night. She could be with her father, Jamel Younes, says the central direction of the judicial police. According to a close source, the latter’s companion was found dead at the couple’s home. Franceinfo summarizes what we know about this disappearance.
The girl and her father could drive
The central direction of the judicial police released photos of the girl and her father, Wednesday evening, accompanied by elements allowing them to be identified. Malek Younes is described as having long, black, curly hair and black eyes. His father, Jamel Younes, is presented as 1m84, being of normal build. Aged 40, he has black hair and has tattoos on his neck and wrist.
According to the alert, they were located for the last time on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, avenue de la Liberation, in Dunkirk. They could travel on board a green Renault Twingo, whose registration is DM 485 GJ.
Father’s girlfriend was found dead
Close sources tell franceinfo and France Télévisions that the companion of Jamel Younes, a 29-year-old woman, was found dead at her home. His body had bruises, and an autopsy is due Friday. The police intervened Tuesday afternoon at the couple’s home because of an argument, but it was not considered alarming, says a source close to the investigation at France Télévisions. This same source adds that the victim had filed two complaints against Jamel Younes for acts of domestic violence, in 2021.
Malek Younes is not the daughter of the woman found dead, who on the other hand had three other children with Jamel Younes, aged 7 years, 2 years and 7 months. They were in the apartment and are safe and sound.
The disappearance was reported by the mother of the companion
It was the mother of the 29-year-old young woman who discovered her daughter’s body and found her three children, after being worried about not having any news, according to information from franceinfo and France Télévisions. She was also the one who reported the disappearance of Malek Younes, not finding her there. It is not known at what time the police were notified. The kidnapping alert was launched shortly before 11 p.m. on Wednesday evening.
Witnesses are invited to contact a dedicated service
People who have located Malek Younes or his father are invited not to intervene themselves, but to immediately call 197 or send an email to a dedicated address ([email protected]).
Created in France in 2006, the kidnapping alert plan has been triggered around thirty times since then. It is only activated if several criteria are met: there must be a proven abduction and not a simple disappearance, the victim must be a minor, his physical integrity or his life must be in danger and information must allow him to be located. .