The research of this 28 -year -old young woman, unsuccessful since Thursday, was carried out so far as part of an investigation for “disturbing disappearance”. The change in the framework of investigations aims to “strengthen the means” implemented, said in a statement the public prosecutor in Poitiers, Cyril Lacombe.
Agathe Hilairet, experienced runner with frail corpulence (1.65 m, 35 kg), has not given any sign of life since she left her parents’ home on Thursday morning, 20 km south of Poitiers, to go to run. Her father gave the alert by not seeing her come back, while her phone no longer replied.
From Thursday to Saturday, a large area of 100 km2 Was ratified by a hundred gendarmes, supported by soldiers, firefighters, civil protection agents and members of the disappeared sports club.
Call for witnesses
Since Sunday, research has been tightened in a sector of about 3 km2 Around Vivonne. They continued on Monday with a hundred gendarmes mobilized, helped by dogs.
The investigation now by an investigating judge “will continue the technical investigations, the analyzes (DNA, digital), the hearings, the searches,” said the prosecutor.
The call for witnesses launched on Friday had already received 90 reports on Monday morning, according to a source close to the file.
Among these testimonies, one seems to interest investigators in particular. A witness who was in the jogger’s race area described the presence of an “ladle” individual near a wooded and isolated area that Agathe could have crossed during her jogging.
The suicide track discarded
This Monday, the investigators began a telephone termination work, in order to identify possible devices located in the perimeter at the time of the disappearance.
