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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Daily Mail
British woman in her 20s 'found dead behind church during family holiday to France' had been seen 'arguing with her partner'
A British woman in her 20's allegedly found dead behind a church during a family holiday to France was seen 'arguing with her partner' in the hours before her death, it emerged tonight. The deceased – who has not yet been named – was on holiday in Barfleur, 17 miles east of the Normandy port of Cherbourg. Her lifeless body was found in a rock pool next to the coastal St Nicholas's Church by a dog walker at around 9am on Friday morning. Sources close to the investigation told Ouest France that the woman is believed to have drowned. The church overlooks the Channel. Following the opening of a criminal investigation, her partner was questioned by police, said an investigating source. Others in the couple's party from the UK have also been interviewed, following claims that she was likely to have drowned after falling into the sea. The source continued: 'They were all on holiday in Barfleur, staying in a rented cottage by the port. 'It is believed the English woman had been arguing with her partner following a night out on Thursday. 'She may have gone out to get some air, before her drowned body was found in a rock pool hours later.' It is not known if anybody had raised the alarm about the woman's initial disappearance. Sea conditions were relatively calm on Thursday night, overnight to Friday, and the temperature was warm. The area behind the church was on Friday blocked off by police teams, including forensics experts. A drone could also be seen flying across the potential crime scene, as detectives made house-to-house enquiries. Local prosecutors working with judicial police have opened a criminal investigation, and no theory for the death has yet been ruled out. An autopsy was due to be carried out over the weekend, to establish the precise cause of death. Barfleur, which has a history stretching back to before the Norman Conquest of 1066, is a member of The Most Beautiful Villages of France association. It is a small fishing village of some 700 residents in the north of France, largely untouched by tourism and rated one of the country's most attractive communes. The area regularly tops polls for being one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. Many of those arriving for holidays are from Britain, because of Barfleur's position on the English Channel, close to major ferry ports, and surrounded by Normandy countryside.
Telegraph
4 days ago
- Telegraph
British woman ‘found dead behind church during family holiday in France'
A British woman in her 20s is reported to have died behind a church during a family holiday in France. The woman, who has yet to be named, is believed to have been on a trip to Normandy. She was discovered on rocks by St-Nicolas church in Barfleur by a walker at around 9am on Friday. The French television network France3 reported that the woman appeared to have drowned, but that the circumstances surrounding her death appeared 'somewhat unclear'. According to the Ouest-France newspaper, she had been staying with her family in a rented cottage on the quayside in the small fishing village. Forensic and research teams joined forces with criminal investigators and the gendarmerie, and an autopsy was carried out on Friday afternoon. The Normandy Prefecture declined to comment on the case, and the public prosecutor could not be reached for comment. Last week, a 35-year-old British woman was killed in Beaune, France, while jogging with her husband. The woman was hit by a car as she ran through Avenue Charles de Gaulle, and was pronounced dead at the scene. A local 45-year-old man, believed to be the driver involved, was arrested.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS British woman in her 20s 'is found dead behind church during family holiday to France'
A British woman in her 20s has been found dead behind a church in France. The woman, who has not been named, is understood to have been on holiday in Normandy at the time of her death. She was found around 9am this morning on rocks behind the St-Nicolas church in Barfleur, where she was reportedly staying with family in a rented cottage. Criminal investigators joined forensic and research reams, as well as gendarmerie, at the scene before the body was removed for autopsy this afternoon. Barfleur is a small fishing village of some 700 residents in the north of France, largely untouched by tourism and rated one of the country's most attractive communes. This news is breaking: more to follow.
The Sun
4 days ago
- The Sun
Body of Brit woman in her 20s found behind church during family holiday in tourist hotspot
A BRIT woman on a family holiday has tragically been found dead behind a church in France. Cops investigating the case say the victim may have died after having a dispute with her partner on a night out. 1 The woman was reportedly staying with her family in a rented cottage near the port of Barfleur. Gendarmerie, French local police units, are now probing her death. is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
