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French Woman Buried Alive After Diabetic Coma on First Date in Morocco, Coroners Find

An unidentified suspect is charged with involuntary manslaughter after police found a shallow grave at his home.

Overview

  • Mina El Houari, 25, flew from Cadenet, France to Fez to meet a man she had chatted with online.
  • She collapsed at his residence, with forensic officials concluding she was an undiagnosed diabetic who slipped into a coma.
  • Investigators searched the suspect’s property, recovered muddy clothing and a shovel, and located the shallow grave.
  • The man reportedly confessed to burying her without checking for signs of life, and coroners determined she died by suffocation.
  • Her family alerted Moroccan authorities after losing contact and traveled to Fez, helping prompt the police search.