Overview

• The Auxerre prosecutor confirmed the remains were in an advanced state of decomposition and lacked the head and limbs.
• The victim’s identity, the cause of death, and the time of death remain undetermined.
• An inquiry into the causes of death has been opened and entrusted to the Auxerre police.
• The body is being transferred to the medico-judicial unit in Corbeil-Essonnes for a forensic examination.
• Police scientific teams and divers found no probative elements at the site, and the missing body parts were not recovered.