Overview

• A dog walker discovered the 20-something woman’s body in a rock pool behind Barfleur’s St-Nicolas church at about 9 a.m. on July 18.
• Gendarmerie units joined criminal investigators and forensic experts to cordon off the scene and collect evidence.
• Her partner was taken into custody following removal of the body and remains uncharged while police conduct questioning.
• Authorities have interviewed other holidaymakers and local witnesses to piece together her final hours.
• Forensic pathologists are set to perform a post-mortem this weekend at a regional facility to establish the exact cause of death.