A young man killed with knives in Plancher-Bas in Haute-Saône – France Bleu

A young man was killed in Plancher-Bas in Haute-Saône, this Wednesday evening, reached several stab wounds. The scene took place on the road to Auxelles, near the pond, at the exit of the village a little before 9 p.m. We do not yet know the circumstances and the reasons for this tragedy.

The victim is 19 years old and is from Indre-et-Loire. His body was discovered by a witness, near the pond. According to our information, a 33-year-old man, presented as a witness, was shocked and taken into care. At the time of the facts, the victim was with another man who fled, according to a close source quoted by AFP, which evokes the hypothesis of a homophobic aggression, even if this track is not privileged at this stage.

The course of events would be “nebulous”

Contacted by France Bleu, the Vesoul public prosecutor’s office confirms the opening of a investigation for intentional homicide. According to a source close to the survey quoted by AFP, “a priori, there could be several attackers”, this remaining however “to be checked”. The course of events and the motive are for the moment “nebulous”, added this same source.

This Thursday noon, technicians from the criminal identification brigade carried out surveys. Divers also surveyed the pond. An autopsy of the body must be done this Friday.

No arrest

No one would have been arrested yet in this case, this Thursday morning. The investigation was entrusted to the research section of the gendarmerie of Besançon and the research brigade of Lure.