After Victorine's death, what do we know about the investigation?

A body was found in Villefontaine.

It could be that of Victorine, missing since Saturday evening.

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• The body of Victorine, 18, was found on Monday in a stream in Villefontaine (Isère).

• The young woman had been missing since Saturday evening.

• An investigation was opened for kidnapping, forcible confinement and intentional homicide.

The body discovered this Monday morning in a stream in the Saint-Bonnet pond nature reserve in Villefontaine (Isère) is indeed that of Victorine, an 18-year-old student, missing since Saturday evening.

The information was confirmed Monday evening by the Vienna prosecutor's office.

An investigation, opened under the counts of kidnapping, sequestration and intentional homicide, is now in the hands of the public prosecutor of Grenoble.

And a toll-free number (0 800 200 142) has been set up to help investigators in their research.

takes stock of the first elements of the investigation.

Cause of death not determined

If Victorine's body was found Monday morning, the time and date of her death could not be formally established.

"It is still too early to say", cautiously indicates Audrey Quey, prosecutor of the Republic of Vienna who will relinquish the case Monday evening in favor of the criminal pole Grenoble.

The first external examination, carried out on the body of the victim, did not allow either "to identify the causes" of the death of the young woman.

An autopsy must be performed "in the days to come".

According to

, the student was not naked when her body was spotted in a steep and difficult to access place.

His personal belongings had been discovered ten meters below, in the same stream, thanks to the scent of a Saint-Hubert dog.

Investigators then went up the stream to find his pair of sneakers, his white handbag and a surgical mask.

A last call made on Saturday at 7 p.m.

On the day of her disappearance, Victorine had gone for a walk with a group of friends to the village of Marques, located in the town of Villefontaine.

She had phoned her parents around 7 p.m. to let them know that she was getting ready to go home.

His last call was made from the prairie stadium.

His presence in these places was confirmed by the town's video surveillance cameras.

Then, investigators lost his trail.

The young woman was to take a bus at the bus station to reach the Fougères district where she lives and which is located two kilometers from the place where she was last seen.

At around 9:30 p.m., her parents, unable to reach her and worrying about not seeing her return, contacted the gendarmerie.

They indicated that Victorine was not the type to run away.

An investigation was then opened by the territorial brigade of Villefontaine.

The victim's phone has remained silent since his disappearance and could not be geolocated.

Investigators do not know if it was turned off or if the battery was dead.

All avenues considered

Is Victorine's disappearance the result of a bad meeting?

Did she know her attacker (s)?

For the moment, no lead has been ruled out.

Investigators are looking in this direction for witnesses who could have seen the young woman Saturday after 7 p.m., whether near the bus station, near the pond or near her home.

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