what we know about the discovery of a woman’s body in a river

What happened to Iris C.? The prosecutor’s office in Lorient (Morbihan) opened a criminal investigation for “intentional homicide” on Saturday May 27 after the discovery of the body of this 23-year-old young woman in a river, the Blavet, near the town of Lanester. It was walkers who reported the body, revealed the prosecutor on Sunday. Franceinfo summarizes what we know about the case.

The victim identified, but unknown to justice

The identity of the young woman was quickly confirmed. Iris C. was “totally unknown, until then, to the justice services, in any capacity whatsoever”, said the prosecutor, Stéphane Kellenberger, on Sunday. According The Telegram, the victim, holder of a BTS computer services, would have been 24 years old in June and lived in Lorient. She was from Guidel, specifies France 3 Bretagne. France Bleu Breizh Izel claims that she was not the subject of a report for her disappearance when her body was found.

A man taken into custody and then released

A man “thirties” had been taken into custody on Saturday evening after the discovery of the body. The prosecution described him on Sunday as “close to the family circle of the victim”explaining that he was being interrogated “for verification purposes” by Lorient police investigators.

His police custody was lifted on Sunday evening, without any legal proceedings at this stage, the prosecutor announced on Monday. “No other element can be communicated at this stage, so as not to harm the ongoing investigations.he added.

Autopsy scheduled for Tuesday

According to information from France Bleu Breizh Izel, the body of the young woman had marks. The prosecution said it would give details only after the completion of a forensic autopsy, scheduled for Tuesday.