Overview
- Grenoble prosecutors confirmed the 39-year-old was placed under formal investigation for murder of a partner and ordered into pre-trial detention.
- The burned body of Zaïa Binet, 27, an auxiliary nurse, was found in her car on November 19 in Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil.
- An autopsy reported her skull was fragmented, indicating severe head trauma consistent with a violent impact.
- A medical examiner estimated the death occurred on November 18 shortly after 6:30 p.m., the evening before the discovery.
- The prosecutor said the suspect cleaned blood traces, put her body in the vehicle and set it on fire to simulate a suicide; a memorial march is planned for Sunday, November 30.