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Police Arrest Suspect in Multiple Murders After Four Bodies Found in Seine

Investigators have yet to determine whether the deaths are connected.

Overview

  • The Paris prosecutor's office said a young man was detained on suspicion of committing several killings.
  • A train passenger alerted authorities to a body near Choisy-le-Roi, leading police to recover four corpses in the same area.
  • Preliminary examinations suggest the bodies had been in the water for several days, with one victim strangled and another showing signs of violent injuries.
  • Officials have released few details as forensic tests and identification efforts continue, and they have not stated any link among the cases.
  • Le Parisien reported the detainee is a 24-year-old born in Algeria and that the deceased were men of North African and African origin, while one victim was identified as a local resident.