Overview
- The bodies of two sisters born in 1935 and 1939 were found in their flat in Paris’s 19th arrondissement after a caretaker who had earlier escorted their brother home noticed a strong smell.
- The Paris prosecutor said the women appeared to have died from blows and formally opened a murder investigation.
- The case was entrusted to the 2nd district of the judicial police and a duty magistrate visited the scene as part of routine investigative steps.
- Authorities have not reported any arrests, named suspects, or released forensic or autopsy results, and the investigation remains at an early stage.
- Autopsies are expected to be carried out in the coming days and the inquiry could focus next on reconstructing the timeline, checking the brother’s and other witnesses’ statements, and seeking forensic evidence.