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Daughter Held After Centenarian’s Remains Found Buried in Brive-la-Gaillarde Garden

Specialized teams have begun forensic work to identify the remains with the aim of establishing date and cause of death.

Rue Raspail à Brive-la-Gaillarde (Corrèze), la maison où le corps de la femme a été retrouvé a été placée sous scellés, mardi 1<sup>er</sup> juillet 2025.
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Overview

  • Police have detained the centenarian’s daughter on suspicion of voluntary homicide of an ascendant and concealment of a corpse.
  • The Parquet de Limoges has launched a judicial inquiry under the flagrance regime into the death and burial of the missing woman.
  • Autopsy results indicate that the victim died several years ago and was interred in her garden.
  • Brive-la-Gaillarde officers and the organized crime division from Limoges have secured the site and conducted neighbor interviews to trace the woman’s disappearance.
  • Investigators are working to formally confirm the remains’ identity and reconstruct the timeline and circumstances of the centenarian’s death.