Woman found dead in her burnt-out house: her nephew admits to strangling her before setting fire

The suspect contacted the police himself. ILLUSTRATION MIDI LIBRE

A woman was found dead on Saturday in her burnt-out house in Denain (Nord) and a man, the victim's nephew, was arrested after confessing to a relative that he had strangled her, we learned on Sunday 25 August from a police source.

The police were alerted Saturday around noon by the firefighters who had gone to the scene of the fire where they discovered the lifeless body of a woman, said this source.

Found intoxicated at a relative's house, a man, the victim's nephew, was arrested and taken into custody, added this source.

He called the police himself

This relative had called the police after the suspect confessed to strangling the victim before setting fire to the house, it was reported from the same source.

Contacted by AFP, the Valenciennes public prosecutor's office could not be reached immediately.