Overview

• Lucie, 12, was recovered and the national alert was lifted after gendarmes located her and arrested Charles Foury, 34, in Montbert (Loire-Atlantique) late Thursday afternoon.
• The Justice Ministry triggered the Alerte Enlèvement early Thursday afternoon after the girl was reported missing from her Dompierre home around 22:30 on Wednesday.
• Investigators traced the suspect’s movements via a Citroën C5 (CF-109-ZL) detected at 03:30 on the RN175 near Avranches and his phone pinging near Rennes at 04:46.
• The Argentan prosecutor opened an inquiry for arrest, abduction, sequestration or arbitrary detention of a minor, entrusting the case to the Section de recherches de Caen and the brigade de recherches de Domfront-en-Poiraie.
• Authorities identify Foury as a friend of the girl’s father and note prior convictions for violence against a partner and a minor and repeated death threats, as well as his tutelle status; the nature of their reported relations is under investigation.