A woman in her fifties was taken into police custody on Wednesday as part of the investigation into the death of a man near the town of Ille-sur-Têt (Pyrénées- Orientales), said the Perpignan prosecution on Thursday.
The victim's body had been cut up and placed in bags.
It was a 57-year-old man, who left for a bike ride from his home in Ille-sur-Têt to go to Thuir, about fifteen kilometers away.
His body was discovered on June 1 by walkers in a steep area, not far from the Orgues tourist site.
A murder investigation has been opened.
The body of a man found cut in bags near Perpignan
A call for witnesses after the discovery of the body of a woman in Béziers
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