Overview
- Late March police found the buried bodies of Audrey Cavalié and Angela Logobien in the Bragança district and arrested Cédric Prizzon soon after, according to Portuguese investigators.
- Prizzon was stopped in Mêda during a roadside check, presented false identity papers and had multiple licence plates, about €17,000 in cash and a shotgun in his vehicle.
- Portuguese prosecutors have opened aggravated homicide and related charges and in early May they refused France's European Arrest Warrant, saying the killings fall under Portuguese jurisdiction.
- French authorities maintain a separate inquiry for kidnapping and sequestration, and on June 15 the victims' families held a press conference demanding that France secure Prizzon's return for trial.
- Families say pursuing the case from France is emotionally and practically difficult, which could increase political pressure on French officials even though Portuguese courts will lead the homicide prosecution.