Missing schoolgirl, 11, found dead in French woods as police launch murder probe

The assemblage of Louise Lasalle was recovered successful woodland adjacent her schoolhouse successful France with constabulary present having arrested a man, 23, arsenic good arsenic his spouse amid a execution investigation

A execution probe has been launched aft the assemblage of a missing 11-year-old schoolgirl was recovered successful woodlands successful France.

Louise Lasalle, from Essone successful bluish France, was past seen astatine astir 1:50pm section clip connected Friday erstwhile she near André-Maurois mediate schoolhouse successful Épinay-sur-Orge. But aft she failed to instrumentality home, her parents alerted constabulary portion her sister posted connected societal media that Louise was missing.

Her sister posted: "My small sister Louise Lassalle disappeared astatine 2pm adjacent Andre Maurois assemblage successful Epinay. She went done the Bas Follet trail. She had a purple backpack with a butterfly connected it and a navy bluish coat. She [had] a ample achromatic bandage connected her chin too."

But Louise's assemblage was recovered successful woods not acold from her schoolhouse aboriginal connected Saturday morning. Police person since launched a hunt of Parc des Templiers woodlands astir fractional a mile distant from the school, erstwhile they discovered her body.

CCTV footage showed the miss arsenic she made her mode toward the parkland earlier she disappeared, according to French outlet Le Parisien. Officers launched a hunt that progressive specializer constabulary dogs, drones and a chopper successful a bid to find her.

Public authoritative Grégoire Dulin confirmed "an probe into the execution of a insignificant has been opened" and had been taken implicit by the Versailles organised and specialised transgression division, MailOnline reported.

An autopsy to find the schoolgirl's origin of decease is acceptable to beryllium opened. Police person said they arrested a 23-year-old man, who was seen connected CCTV footage, arsenic good arsenic his 20-year-old partner.

The brace was arrested earlier the assemblage was discovered astatine their location successful Épinay-sur-Orge astir 12:45am connected Saturday. A connection from the section authorization shared its sympathy "with the family's grief." The station added: "As soon arsenic [Louise's] disappearance was reported, each means were deployed to effort to find her."