The actor from “Plus belle la vie” has been missing since August 3, following a serious road accident in which he may have been involved.
More than two months after the disappearance of Marwan Berreni, a body was found in a house in Beaujolais, in the Rhône, franceinfo learned Thursday October 12 from the Villefranche-sur-Saône public prosecutor’s office, confirming information from the Parisian. The 34-year-old actor, made famous by the television series More beautiful life, who was to appear in the new season of the series in early 2024 on the TF1 channel, has not given any sign of life since the beginning of August. Here’s what we know.
A body discovered in an uninhabited house
A hanged man was discovered Thursday October 12 in an uninhabited farm in Corcelles-en-Beaujolais, in the Rhône, with a bag “banana type” containing identity documents of actor Marwan Berreni, who has been missing for two months, the Villefranche-sur-Saône prosecutor announced on Friday, October 13. The body was discovered by the owners of this farm, who came to do work in this building located about twenty km from the actor’s home.
For the moment, the identity of this body has not yet been established. “An autopsy has been ordered. DNA samples must be taken (…) to allow the body to be identified”and the results will be communicated within 3 to 15 days, said Laetitia Francart in a press release sent to AFP.
A road accident and a hit-and-run
Starting point of this case: a road accident in the middle of summer. “On August 5, 2023, a vehicle likely to correspond to the vehicle involved in the accident was discovered in the town of Fleurie (Rhône)”, indicated the Mâcon public prosecutor’s office last September. While crossing a pedestrian crossing with her dog, near a nightclub, Club 400, to return to the municipal campsite, where she is temporarily staying, Sandra claims to have been hit by a vehicle: “Suddenly, the vehicle’s headlights come on, it takes off with a bang to the point that the tires squeal.”related ReleaseSeptember 6.
The actor is then suspected of having hit a 37-year-old woman by car on August 3, shortly after 11 p.m. in Mâcon. According to a source close to the investigation, Marwan Berreni’s papers were in fact discovered in this 4×4, which showed traces of impact on the front of the hood. The 34-year-old actor had also already been fined while driving this car for lack of insurance. The driver then fled after hitting this woman, who was prescribed a 28-day ITT, with fourteen fractures. He is then nowhere to be found.
An investigation for “disturbing disappearance”
The actor, who was to appear in the new season of the series in early 2024 on the TF1 channel, has not given any sign of life since the beginning of August. An investigation is then opened for “worrying disappearance”, as well as a judicial investigation against
According to a source close to the investigation, the actor’s phone was used for the last time on August 4, the day after the accident, at 1:15 p.m. The actor’s bank card, for its part, was used one last time on the same day. Since then, no movement has been reported on his bank account.