Murder of Philippine: Student found half buried in the Bois de Boulogne died of asphyxiation

The investigation into Philippine’s death is progressing little by little. On Saturday, September 21, the body of this young 19-year-old student was found partially buried during a search in the Bois de Boulogne. The young woman had been missing since the day before.

According to information from the ParisianSunday during the autopsy, the experts of the Quai de la Râpée concluded that death was by asphyxiation. Most often, this formulation is associated with strangulation. However, no trace of tightening was found around his neck. “When a victim is killed by strangulation, we see it quite clearly at the autopsy, a scientific source told the Parisian daily. This generally does not give rise to any hesitation.”

Police still looking for suspect

For the moment, no suspects have been arrested but Le Figaro reports that witnesses claim to have seen a man, his face covered by a surgical mask, carrying a pickaxe in the area at the time of the events. “A suspicious description that has caught the attention of the criminal brigade of the Paris judicial police,” writes the national daily.