Pau: a man burns to death in the Ousse-des-Bois district

A man burned to death, rue des Bougainvilliers, in the Ousse-des-Bois district, in Pau, on the evening of Sunday, November 10, 2024. The public prosecutor of Pau, Rodolphe Jarry decided to open a murder investigationbut the circumstances of this tragedy remain to be determined. The hypothesis of an accident or suicide has not been ruled out. A little before 10 p.m., residents called the firefighters saying that a man was inside a burning car.

Residents tried to help him

When the police arrived there, witnesses had helped the unfortunate man get out of the car. They also doused him with water to put out the flames. The man was screaming in pain. He received immediate treatment but died at the scene.

The Pau branch of the Judicial Police was responsible for the investigation. An autopsy was ordered to try to understand the facts and also to determine the identity of the victim. He gave an identity to a witness. It is that of a 27-year-old man, who does not live in Pau. But these elements must be confirmed. Still according to a witness, the car had been parked there for a few minutes. She was taken away by investigators to be examined.