Death of Lina: the teenager was allegedly strangled with a cloth bag

We now know a little more about the circumstances of the death of Lina, this 15-year-old girl found lifeless last October in Nièvre. According to the Latest News from Alsacewho had access to recent forensic analyses, the young girl was strangled with the strap of a tote-bag (fabric bag).

A first autopsy carried out on October 15 did not make it possible to determine the precise causes of the death of the young girl, whose disappearance had kept the country in suspense. Faced with this uncertainty, two investigating judges from the Strasbourg judicial court requested additional expertise. The latter revealed that Lina had succumbed to strangulation caused by the strap of the tote bag. “Fragments of tissue were identified at the neck of the teenager,” report DNA, thus reinforcing the thesis of death by strangulation.

However, these analyzes did not reveal other traces of violence.

Press conference scheduled for Friday canceled

In light of these revelations, the press conference planned for this Friday by the Strasbourg public prosecutor has been canceled. “Information was published and relayed through the press on the evening of December 18 on the causes of Lina’s death, outside the framework provided for by law […] Considering that holding this press conference no longer presents any real interest, the Strasbourg public prosecutor’s office has taken the decision to cancel it”, we can read in a press release sent to the press.

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Despite these advances, many gray areas persist around Lina’s death, particularly with regard to the involvement of Samuel Gonin, the main suspect, who committed suicide in July 2024. Traces of the DNA of the The teenager had been discovered in her vehicle.