Europe 1 with AFP 11:15 a.m., October 18, 2022

A man was arrested after a woman was found naked and 40% burned Monday evening in Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis.

The latter would be in a relationship with the victim, whose vital prognosis is engaged.

She was taken to Saint-Louis Hospital in Paris.

A man was arrested after a woman was found naked and 40% burned Monday evening in Stains, in Seine-Saint-Denis, we learned from the Bobigny prosecutor's office, requested by AFP.

The victim, whose vital prognosis is engaged, was transported to Saint-Louis hospital in Paris, said the prosecution.

Shortly after 9 p.m., an off-duty police officer noticed a detonation and the start of a fire on a car, according to a source close to the investigation.

The man is in a relationship with the victim

Police went to the scene and discovered near the vehicle a naked woman with burns all over her body, the source continues.

A "heavily alcoholic" man who was near the woman "tried to get rid of a lighter", added this source.

He was arrested by police officers from the Stains police station.

The arrested man would be in a relationship with the victim, according to the source close to the investigation.

In the vehicle were discovered two nitrous oxide canisters and a charred gasoline can.