Disappearance of Fadila in Ariège: the number one suspect transferred to the “witches’ plateau”… will the former soldier regain his memory?

Will justice succeed in unlocking the secret of the disappearance of Fadila Bouafia, this 53-year-old mother, who has not been found since November 4? This is what is at stake on the crucial day of this Friday, December 6, which promises to be busy for the main suspect, François Perez, 47, suspected of the murder of this woman whose body has not been found. The latest searches undertaken by the gendarmes and relatives of the missing woman near Biert, not far from Massat, in Ariège, near the Col de la Crouzette, at more than 800 meters above sea level, have not yet made it possible to find find the trace of “Fafa”.

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This Friday morning, François Perez, who lived on a hill, in the heart of these mountains of upper Couserans, must be heard, for the first time since his placement in pre-trial detention, on November 11, by the two investigating judges Inès Gharbi and Elodie Billot. “He denies any involvement in the disappearance of his friend whom he had known for around two years,” specifies his lawyer, M^e Guy Dedieu.

Threats and tension

This first hearing, at the Toulouse judicial court, should clarify the course of the evening of November 3 and the following day, the day of the disappearance of this mother who lived not far from there, in the hamlet of Eycherboul, with her husband. At the end of a party bringing together several inhabitants of the valley, an argument broke out between Fadila and François, two friends who shared, at times, mountain activities, such as walks in the woods, games of pétanque or walks in the mountains. motocross.

But the tone suddenly rose for a reason yet to be clarified. Feeling threatened by François, Fadila telephoned one of her friends, letting the heated conversation unfold. Pieces of this exchange appear on the telephone answering machine of this person who learned of it three days later. These are two separate messages where “Fafa” feels in danger. – “You're not going to hurt me François?” – “Yes, I will hurt you“, we can hear in particular on these recordings, evidence at the heart of the investigations carried out by the gendarmes of the Toulouse research section.

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François Perez would have been the last person to have seen Fadila, this Monday, November 4. In the cabin of this former Alpine hunter with a reputation as a “tough guy”, investigators found several quantities of drugs. Since his arrest, “he has no memory of this argument”, assures Mr.^e God. The fault of the absorption of alcohol and other narcotics? In any case, it is his voice and his words that appear in this very worrying message. The missing woman's phone has not been found.

Memory lapses

Transferred to the alleged crime scene this Friday afternoon, will François Perez recover his memory? Justice does not want to waste time. This man, accompanied by investigators and judges, should be “repositioned” in the very place where the dispute broke out, on this hill called “the witches' plateau”, according to the indications of the participants in this party who were heard.

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The sometimes violent character of this man “who can lose his temper” is highlighted by numerous witnesses, torn between astonishment and astonishment since the indictment of this mountain lover, established here for around ten years. Fadila's relatives are continuing the search. If “Fafa” had difficulty finding their way in the wilderness, it was impossible for them to believe in a voluntary disappearance.