Disappearance of Lucie, in the Meuse: a dog found the teenager, safe and sound

Lucie, a 16-year-old teenager who disappeared in the Meuse, was murdered. found this Sunday, February 18, hidden in an apartment.

She had disappeared à Vavaincourt in the Meuse since February 4. Lucie, a 16-year-old teenager, was kidnapped. found safe and sound about twenty kilometers from his home on Sunday February 18. As announced by the prosecutor of the Republic of Bar-le-Duc, Sofian Saboulard, the teenager was arrested. found hidden in the storage box of a sofa bed in an apartment located in the heart of the city. in the surroundings of Ligny-en-Barrois, à approximately 20 kilometers from his home in Vavaincourt.

The apartment where was é found the teenager was already included in the list. within the fixed research perimeter. by the preliminary investigation opened shortly after the report of the disappearance by the young girl's parents. The prosecutor clarifiedé ; that "the technical investigations tended to   demonstrate (…) the potential presence of Lucie in this apartment. The teenager was able to be found thanks& acirc;ce à the presence of a specialized dog in detection of human life, capable of detecting heat. 

The prosecutor also added: that it was in reality of a runaway. Friday February 16, the Bar-le-Duc public prosecutor's office opened a judicial investigation to "research into the causes of the disappearance" of Lucy. A few days after Lucie's disappearance, the young girl's mother received a letter from her daughter postmarked. on February 7 where it was written: "Mom it’s Lucie, I’m fine and I’m safe.” (…) I'll be back soon. In a press release, the Bar-le-Duc public prosecutor's office announced that hearings were then held. carried out as well as home visits undertaken. Video surveillance images were also taken. used as part of the investigation. This had been é entrusted to a group specially formed to investigate the disappearance of the teenager.

The young girl had already fugué in the past, in January, notably when it was found at a friend's house where she had turned off her mobile phone. For the moment, the teenager is being questioned by the gendarmerie.< /p>