The police were called on Sunday, around 4:30 a.m., at the home of a 60-year-old woman living in rue de Strasbourg, in Rostrenen (Côtes d'Armor), not far from Carhaix, in the Brittany center.
On their arrival, the gendarmes discovered the lifeless body of the occupant of the premises, reports
Le Télégramme
.
According to France Bleu, the victim was "disfigured".
The homicide trail is privileged.
During the night, a suspect was arrested.
Placed in police custody, this man would not a priori be a member of the victim's entourage.
The sixty-year-old lived visibly alone and hardly went out.
An investigation was opened by the Saint-Brieuc prosecutor's office.
An autopsy should be performed on Monday to determine the causes of death.
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