A source familiar with the case who spoke to AFP said the suspect is a 22-year-old Moroccan, while prosecutors said he had previously been convicted of rape and had been ordered to leave the country. France.
The student’s body was found in the Bologna Forest in western Italy. Parisclose to the University of Paris-Dauphine, which she attended.
On Tuesday, a man suspected of committing the crime was arrested. Switzerlandaccording to French officials.
The Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that the suspect had been identified and “arrested today in the canton of Geneva.”
“The extradition request will be sent to the Swiss authorities“
According to prosecutors, the man was convicted in 2021 of rape in 2019 when he was a minor.
He was released in June 2024 after serving his sentence. He was residing in France illegally.
Authorities have only released the victim’s first name, Philippine. She was last seen at the university on Friday.
According to a police source, eyewitnesses reported seeing a man carrying an axe.
The killing of the student is expected to exacerbate political tensions in France, where new Interior Minister Bruno Retaillo has pledged to strengthen law and order and tighten laws. Immigration Facilitating the deportation of foreigners convicted of crimes.
