The Bobigny prosecutor’s office said on Sunday that three people had been placed in police custody after a woman’s body was found in a car garage in La Courneuve. Prosecutors have opened an investigation for aggravated intentional homicide; the cause of death and the individual roles of those held have not been made public.
According to the prosecutor’s office, the body was found on the evening of Saturday 14 November in a van parked at the garage. The woman, who was in her fifties, had been missing for several days.
Franceinfo reported that the three people in custody, aged 30 to 50, were the garage mechanic, arrested in connection with the homicide; his wife, arrested for alleged complicity; and a third person who was reportedly present at the scene of the homicide. These are investigative allegations, not findings of guilt.
The inquiry has been assigned to the Seine-Saint-Denis judicial police. Libération reported that the victim’s children had raised the alarm after she disappeared on Tuesday. The next steps will depend on the investigation and the prosecutor’s decisions after the custody period.
Sources
- franceinfo Tous titres · Source date: 2026-11-15
- Libération Actualités · Source date: 2026-11-15
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