A man suspected of having killed young Barbara in Avignon (Vaucluse) was arrested on December 25 in Amsterdam (Netherlands), reports Le Figaro this January 4, confirming information from Provence.
The individual, named Fouad and born in 1990, is already known to the courts for acts of theft, violence and offenses related to narcotics. It would be an Avignon resident of around 35 years old. He was arrested on the basis of a European arrest warrant issued by the Avignon public prosecutor’s office and is expected to be transferred to France in the coming weeks.
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“These people screwed up my sister”
Barbara, 24, was found strangled to death at her home in the Balance district, in the north of Avignon, on December 10, “her body lying half-naked in a bath of blood” according to the Provence. According to Le Figarothe young woman was discovered with her lower body exposed, a dislocated finger and the impacts of blows to her face.
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“She was a joyful, smiling woman, full of life, who loved her family immensely. She was beautiful,” had declared to Figaro Hannelone, the victim’s big sister, adding : “What happened to him is atrocious. These facts are unforgivable. We are angry at this violence. Who has the right to take someone’s life, such a pretty 24-year-old woman who had her whole life ahead of her? » “These people screwed up my sister”she confided to the daily newspaper.
An investigation into murder involving acts of torture and barbarity by an organized gang had been opened.
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The murder of the young woman caused great emotion at the national level, and a fund – now closed – was put online by Barbara’s relatives to cover funeral costs.
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