W0W! How 30-Year-old Corpse Found in Abandoned N13b Mansion
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Aug 11, 2020
The corpse was found in the cellar by workmen surveying the site for a multimillion pound renovation, Le Monde reported.
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The derelict mansion has stood empty for decades, but was bought by French businessman Jean-Bernard Lafonta at auction for Ôé¼35.1m (┬ú31.6m) - almost six times the reserve price - in January.
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The hotel particulier or private mansion was once home to poet and playwright Francois Coppee.
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It is just 700m away from the Hotel de Matignon, where the French PM Jean Castex lives, and backs on to the former residence of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent.
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Surveyors made the grim discovery on Rue Oudinot in the seventh arrondissement in February, but it has only just been made public, according to the French daily newspaper.
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Police in Paris managed to identify the body as Jean-Pierre Renaud, a homeless alcoholic who died around 30 years ago.
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His corpse was found with knife wounds and broken bones, prompting detectives to launch a murder investigation.
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A police source told Le Monde: "Thirty years on, it appears to have been the result of a fight between homeless people.
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"He had alcohol problems. The house seems to have been used as a squat when he died, but we can't be sure he died here.ÔÇØ
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The victim's children have been informed, the source added.
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Mr Lafonta did not comment and work is expected to start again on the mansion, which is protected by a strict preservation order, after the summer.
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Source: Sky News
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