Mummified body found in a garbage bag in Lyon: a suspect charged with murder

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The body of a woman from Nantes was found in a garbage bag in Lyon last August. A suspect was arrested and charged.
Skip the adOn August 7, 2024, a mummified body was found in a garbage bag on a vacant lot in the 9th arrondissement of Lyon. Six months later, a suspect has just been arrested, the Lyon prosecutor's office told Le Figaro, confirming information from Le Progrès .
The investigation carried out by the Lyon Organised and Specialised Crime Division (DCOS) made it possible to quickly identify the victim, a woman from Nantes .
When her body, which had several fractures, was discovered, "it was impossible to know whether it was a woman or a man," a police source told the local daily. The suspect, whose identity has not been revealed, has been charged with murder. The circumstances of the murder are not yet known.
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