Sainte-Rose: Lifeless body of 35-year-old man, murder inquiry opened
The blood-stained body of a man in his thirties was discovered at his home in Sofaia, Sainte-Rose. The public prosecutor's office opened a murder inquiry, entrusted to the gendarmerie.
Murder in Sainte-Rose: 35-year-old man found dead at his home
The blood-stained body of a 35-year-old man was found on Sunday morning, 23 August 2026, in a detached house in the Sofaia district of Sainte-Rose, according to la1ere.francetvinfo.fr. His partner discovered the body upon returning home.
The public prosecutor's office confirmed the opening of a murder inquiry. The investigation has been entrusted to the Criminal Investigation Section of the National Gendarmerie.
The pathologist, criminal investigation technicians and the on-duty magistrate attended the scene to carry out initial examinations. Standard samples are being collected.
The victim lived in a two-storey house with an unfenced garden. Several neighbours, relatives and acquaintances of the family gathered outside the home, kept back by a security perimeter marked with yellow and black tape, so as not to disturb the investigators' work.
Source: Google News GP — Crime