A body appearing to be that of a child wearing clothes similar to Lyhanna's was found Thursday in an agricultural site near Puycasquier. The 11-year-old girl had disappeared on May 29. An autopsy is scheduled in the coming hours to confirm identification.
The prosecutor of the Republic of Agen, Olivier Naboulet, stated in a press release that the body was discovered in a rural area searched by gendarmes for several days. The investigations had led the officers to an agricultural site in the east of the Gers, about twelve kilometers south of Fleurance. The teenager was last seen on May 29 around 3 p.m. getting into the car of Jérôme B., 41, the father of a classmate. He was placed in custody the next day and has been charged with abduction and sequestration. Sébastien Lecornu has called a meeting at 10:30 a.m. on Friday with the ministers of the Interior and Justice for an update on the case. Gérald Darmanin acknowledged a
