This is sad news that has been given. Monday, May 5, 2025, Cyril Lacombe, the public prosecutor of Poitiers, announced that the lifeless body of Agathe Hilairet had been found the day before in Vivonne, in Vienne. The 28 -year -old woman had disappeared for more than three weeks on April 10. Starting from the family home to jog as usual, she had no longer gave a sign of life. What largely worry the inhabitants of the town, already struck by tragic stories. According to the prosecutor, Agathe’s body was discovered by a passerby “In an undergrowth on the outskirts of research zones”. “The first observations made made it possible to confirm that it was the body of Agathe Hilairet”he explained again. Nevertheless, “The autopsy carried out today did not determine, at this stage, the causes of death”. This Tuesday, May 6, 2025 on Télématina medical examiner explained why the first analyzes had not brought any response.
The body of Agathe Hilairet degraded by an active natural environment
Questioned TélématinBernard Marc, medical examiner and head of service of the medico-judicial unit at the Grand Hospital in East Ile-de-France (GHEF) explained that according to the place where a body is found, it could be more or less difficult to establish the circumstances of a death. “It is a lot of body condition”he started while recalling that that of the victim had remained “More than three weeks in a natural environment”. “There are both thermal, but also environment, humidity, wildlife … which can be added to the degradation of the body”said the specialist. Faced with all its external elements, “It becomes difficult” to examine the experts. More or more analyzes will therefore be carried out in the coming days to try to understand how the jogger died. For the moment, it is complicated for investigators to know if it is an accident, a suicide, or if a third person is involved.
“All means can be used” So, according to Bernard Marc, to determine the causes of death. If the first steps are established using radiological means, the degraded body of the young woman now requires going further and relying on more advanced samples. “On a body which is very degraded DNA is degraded by putrefaction”said the specialist adding that we should have recourse to tissue samples such as “Fragments of lungs, heart, muscles that will be fixed and then read under microscopes and which will give elements”. Nevertheless, there is therefore a deadline for several days before the truth was restored.
