Disappeared since January 29, Héléna Cluyou has still not been found in Brest. The investigation revolves around a man, the main suspect. He made two suicide attempts.
The investigation into the disappearance of Héléna Cluyou in Brest has taken a new turn. Disappeared since Sunday January 29, 2023, the 21-year-old young woman has given no sign of life. Her last appearance dates back to that day when, in the early morning, she left a nightclub to go back to sleep at her grandmother’s. But she never pushed the door of the home and did not reappear. The investigators of the judicial police have been seized of the file and a serious lead seems to move the case forward. A suspect was identified on Saturday February 4 following two testimonies. It is a man, currently being cared for… in intensive care at Brest hospital. And for good reason: the individual in question has made two suicide attempts and his vital prognosis is engaged. But he would have confessed “a stupidity”, evoking “the affair that everyone is talking regarding in Brest.” But Helena has still not been found.
What do we know regarding the disappearance of Héléna Cluyou in Brest?
Eléna Cluyou, a 21-year-old student, disappeared in the early morning of Sunday January 29, 2023. The young woman who was partying with a group of friends left “The One” nightclub in Brest around 5:20 a.m. has given no sign of life since according to The Telegram. Her relatives, present on the spot, looked for her in vain and the family, having heard nothing, decided to report the disappearance on Sunday evening to the Brest police station.
What do the police searches show?
The police began the search as soon as the disappearance was reported, on Sunday evening, to try to find Héléna Cluyou. Several teams were dispatched to the place of disappearance to collect testimonies and access surveillance videos from the nightclub. The images are being viewed and should allow the police to learn regarding the direction taken by the young woman and the circumstances of her disappearance.
The Brest nightclub being located on the quay of Tabarly, teams of divers were mobilized to probe the waters of the harbor of Brest. In addition to the divers, a canine brigade also went on site to mark out the entire perimeter near the establishment to the port. At this stage, the searches have not yet yielded anything.
Who is the suspect?
Sunday February 5, 2023, Camille Miansoni, public prosecutor of Brest, announced that a “suspect has been identified”, without giving his identity. He explained that a couple, residing in the Tours region, came forward to discuss the words of a man, who told them of a “stupidity”, an “accident”. What regarding ? “You just have to see what we’ve been talking regarding in Brest for five days,” he would have added, announced the prosecutor. The individual in question works in the restoration continued the magistrate and tried to kill himself twice in recent days, first by swallowing drugs, then by trying to choke with a plastic bag on his head .
According The Parisian, the suspect is 36 years old, simply known for business theft. Passed by the Foreign Legion before integrating the world of cooking, he was “unstable, without limits when he was partying but not violent” explains an ex-girlfriend. The evening of Héléna’s disappearance, the man had started the evening with friends in several bars in Brest, before ending alone. But no one knows what he did.
Tuesday, February 7, The Parisian revealed that a new search had taken place in the morning at the home of the main suspect. According to the daily newspaper of the capital, many objects, as well as clothes would have been seized by the investigators. Objective ? Find possible traces of Héléna Cluyou’s DNA, but also potential traces of the main suspect’s blood.
