Christophe Dominici when he was in the staff of the Stade Français, in August 2008. -

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Suicide or accident?

The circumstances of Christophe Dominici's death remain unclear.

For the moment, the investigation does not allow to know if the fall of ten meters of the former rugby player, found dead Tuesday in the Park of Saint-Cloud, was voluntary or not, indicates

Le Parisien

du jour.

The only witness to the tragedy, a cyclist passing by was heard on Thursday.

He described to investigators "a man falling from his full height", but in a fall "difficult to interpret", reports the daily.

He did not see him, in any case, climb on the parapet and intentionally drops.

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The only certainty, provided by the conclusions of the autopsy, was no “intervention by a third party”.

"Toxicological analyzes could provide elements of understanding," adds

Le Parisien

.

Christophe Dominici's wife assured investigators several times that she did not believe for a second in suicide.

Saturday, against Italy, the XV of France will pay tribute to his former winger.

His name will be flocked on the left sleeve of the Blues jersey, announced Thursday Bernard Laporte.

“Personally, I have lost a friend, even a brother.

We must have struggled to realize.

We will pay him a great tribute on Saturday, ”said the president of the FFR.

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