It was neighbors of this apartment who raised the alert on Sunday December 15, 2024. The smell emanating from the studio on rue Arsène-Simon, in Plérin on the port of Légué, made them think that something was abnormal. had happened there. The Saint-Brieuc police, dispatched to the site, found the bodies of two deceased people there, as indicated by Ouest-France this Tuesday, December 24, 2024.
The preferred accidental track
The Departmental Director of the National Police (DDPN), who confirms the information, indicates that these are two sixty-year-olds, a man and a woman, who have died for several weeks, or even several months for one of the two victims. “We have no concerns about the causes of the death which appears natural,” specifies the DDPN. For the moment, there is nothing to suggest the intervention of a third party. »
Isolated people
An investigation was opened to shed light on these deaths, it was entrusted to investigators from the Saint-Brieuc police station. DNA samples were taken “to formally ensure the identity of the victims”, continues Arnaud Garnier. It seems that this couple lived in isolation, which would explain why no one noticed their absence.
One of the victims is a former police officer who left office a long time ago due to health problems which police say could be linked to her death.