February 11 update – The Brest prosecutor gave a press conference this Saturday, February 11, 2023 during which he confirmed that the body found charred about thirty kilometers from Brest was indeed that of the young Héléna Cluyou. On the other hand, the autopsy did not make it possible to determine the causes of death, for the moment. “Other analysis” will be conducted, which may take “weeks”.
Young Héléna Cluyou has not given a sign of life since January 29, 2023, when she spent the evening in a nightclub in Brest. According to the first elements of the investigation, the road accident thesis followed by a concealment of the body of the 21-year-old student would be favored by the police, according to The Telegram.
The main suspect is dead
This Friday, February 3, a man in his forties presented himself to the police station in a state “semi-comatose” with his brother and his partner. The individual had confessed to his brother that he did “a very big bullshit with his car with a girl” and that he was going to commit suicide, while his car was found burned.
Taken to Brest hospital, the main suspect attempted suicide for the second time. Plunged into a coma, France Info has just unveiled, this Thursday, February 9, 2023, that he had died.
At the same time, law enforcement organized excavations on this Thursday, February 9, 2023, in the Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch and Rosnoën sector. Indeed, it is at this place, 30 km from Brest, that the telephone of the 37-year-old cook had ended the evening of Héléna’s disappearance.
France Info also announced that investigators had found a charred body. For the moment, it has not yet been identified but it could be that of Héléna Cluyou.
A body found charred
The deceased main suspect, Sylvain L. was “known for theft cases” according The Parisian. “Notorious for its excessive consumption alcohol and of narcotics“a former girlfriend described him as “unstable, limitless when partying, but non-violent”.
Nevertheless, the police would have already come at his home in early January on suspicion of domestic violence. “The neighbors had made a report after hearing the screams of his new companion.
