Overview

• Firefighters responding to a blaze discovered the body in a studio adjoining the main dwelling, away from the fire’s focal point.
• The victim, identified as the occupant in her sixties, was concealed under a blanket with her head and feet wrapped in a garbage bag.
• Prosecutor Florence Sroda announced investigations for voluntary homicide and intentional destruction by fire.
• The case has been assigned to the Saint-Nazaire gendarmerie research brigade, which is leading the inquiry.
• Authorities report no arrests or custody at this stage as forensic examinations are pending.