The 20-year-old has been missing since Sunday after spending the evening in a nightclub in Brive-la-Gaillarde. A suspect has been taken into custody.
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L’investigation into the disturbing disappearance of Justine Vayrac continues. In a press conference broadcast by BFMTV, Wednesday, October 26, the prosecutor of Brive-la-Gaillarde indicated that the custody of a man, started Tuesday, will be extended by 24 hours, while the young woman of 20 years has not given any sign of life since Sunday morning, near the nightclub “La Charrette “, in Brive-la-Gaillarde, where she spent the evening. An investigation for “kidnapping and forcible confinement” has been opened.
“The handbag containing Justine Vayrac’s personal effects was found charred near the home” of the man in police custody, said the prosecutor. “Significant resources are mobilized” to try to find the young woman, assures the magistrate. Dog teams have been on site since Monday, a national police helicopter flies over the area, where young Justine was last seen and a search party was organized on Wednesday. Several divers are also on site and are responsible for probing the multiple bodies of water near the home of the man in police custody.
This man is a friendly acquaintance of Justine Vayrac, whom she met several times in the nightclub “La Charrette “. The individual tried to flee when the police arrived before being taken into custody. Research was carried out on Wednesday around his farm, in the neighboring town of Beynat.
Judicial information soon to be opened
Forensic operations have revealed traces of blood in the suspect, in his room and in his vehicle, at the level of the gearbox, detailed the prosecutor. DNA analyzes are in progress. “We are moving towards the opening of a judicial investigation before a magistrate of the judicial center of Limoges”, also informed the prosecutor.
“It is not normal that she has not given any news since Sunday and it is unthinkable that she disappeared voluntarily”, had indicated the mother of Justine Vayrac to Agence France-Presse. “My daughter would never leave me without news. We are fusional, she lives 50 meters from my house, we see each other and we call each other all the time. She even comes to kiss me in the evening, before I leave for my night job. “For now, the young woman of 20 years remains untraceable.