Disappearance of Juliette Goormans: she had been missing for a year and a half, what happened to the teenager found near Lyon?

Her name is Juliette Goormans, she was 17 years old at the time of her disappearance in Vedrin (in Belgium) and had not been found since November 14, 2022. This Thursday, the Namur public prosecutor’s office in Belgium announced in a press release that the teenager was found in the Lyon region. But what did the young girl do for a year and a half?

“alive and healthy”

The Belgian public prosecutor’s office says it is satisfied with the work of the police forces between the two countries. “Juliette Goormans was discovered thanks to the active collaboration of the French judicial authorities and the services of the National Police of Villeurbanne”, it is written. The prosecution reassured by specifying that she had been found “alive and healthy”.

This turning point in this case comes with more than a year of investigation. The police intervened in a home near Lyon to carry out a search. This initiative took place after “to have received information”noted BFMTV. But what was Juliette Goormans doing in the Lyon region?

The investigation continues

According to Belgian justice, she “was free to move” et “residing with this person for a year and voluntarily”. “She is an adult and is now free to disappear. I ask that the family’s privacy be respected”however, underlined the magistrate.

While the news seems reassuring, the investigations are not over and will have to determine what exactly happened to Juliette Goormans, who was only 17 years old at the time of her disappearance. As a reminder, she was last seen on November 14, 2022 near a bus stop in Vedrin.