Overview

• River police found the latest body under the Nelson Mandela bridge in Charenton-le-Pont with no visible signs of violence, and an autopsy and toxicology are pending.
• A suspect remains in custody and has been charged with complicity in the four earlier homicides near Choisy-le-Roi, and his lawyer says he has exercised his right to silence.
• Forensic work identified the four victims by DNA and dated their deaths between July 26 and August 11, with autopsies and radiology indicating similar injuries consistent with homicide.
• Authorities are examining a possible homophobic motive linked to the riverbank’s reputation as a meeting spot, though motive has not been established.
• Paris extended official bathing in designated Seine zones until September 21, and police say the new discovery is presently unconnected to the earlier case.