Illustration of a gendarmerie patrol here on the outskirts of Rennes.
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C. Allain / 20 Minutes
The small town of Plounéour-Ménez saw its tranquility be undermined Tuesday evening by the intervention of the gendarmerie and firefighters.
In a house in this town in the Monts d'Arrée (Finistère), help discovered the lifeless body of a 69-year-old man, reports
Ouest-France
.
A criminal identification technician was also present inside the accommodation.
According to the daily, a person residing in the Paris region was placed in police custody on Wednesday.
The victim had recently been living in her house, which she had used as a second home for about ten years.
Tuesday evening, seals had been installed on the door.
The autopsy of the body carried out on Wednesday failed to determine the cause of death, reports
Le Télégramme
.
The criminal trail cannot be ruled out.
According to the daily, it was relatives of the victim who alerted the emergency services, worried about not hearing from him.
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