The victim is a teenager born in 2010. She had disappeared Friday afternoon when she returned from college, according to information from the independent media CLPress.
An investigation was opened for murder of a minor and entrusted to the criminal brigade for murder of a minor under the age of 15, said the prosecution.
The trunk was found at the bottom of the building where she lived, said the prosecution.
The disappearance of the teenager had previously been reported to the police, said the source familiar with the matter. Four people are in police custody, we learned from the prosecution, confirming information from TF1.
According to another source, her father, worried about not seeing her return from college, had warned his wife who went to the police station to report her disappearance.
No details were immediately known about the cause of the young teenager’s death.