An investigation has been opened after the discovery of bones in Bully-les-Mines, in Pas-de-Calais, on a construction site. Investigations are underway to verify whether this could correspond to the body of a woman who disappeared in 1967.
On the construction site of the future municipal swimming pool in Bully-les-Mines, in Pas-de-Calais, near Lens, bones were discovered on June 20, 2024, reports in particular Le Figaro.
The judicial police have been notified. According to the first elements of the investigation, this skeleton could be that of a woman aged 18 to 25, whose body has been in this place for at least 50 years. The idea of a soldier’s skeleton, which was considered for a time, has been ruled out.
A nursing assistant disappeared in July 1967?
Investigators are looking into whether there is a possible connection with the disappearance of a woman, last seen alive in July 1967 in Bully-les-Mines, reports The Parisian.
According to RTL, it is Fatima Abdesselam-Tani, a nursing assistant seen for the last time on July 4, 1967, when she was leaving her mother’s home located a few kilometers from the construction site.
DNA test results awaited
An investigation was launched by the Criminal Brigade of the Organized and Specialized Crime Division (DCOS) of the Interdepartmental Service of the Judicial Police, specifies The ParisianPolice are now awaiting the results of DNA tests to confirm the identity of the body.
