Four days after the double murder of two teachers in Poyastruc, Hautes-Pyrénées, the investigation continues to find the main suspect, who is still at large. The National Gendarmerie issued a subpoena for witnesses this Friday at the request of the investigating judge in the hope of advancing the investigation.
The fugitive named Cedric Towlane is none other than the ex-husband of one of the two victims and the father of her children. The 35-year-old ex-soldier is described as athletic, 1m75, with a shaved head and glasses. He appears to have been wearing blue jeans and a dark leather jacket when he fled on the motorcycle.
A factory worker, a native of Arles and a sports shooting enthusiast, is considered “dangerous”According to Tarbes prosecutor Pierre Orignac. The first investigations by the Gendarmes of the Toulouse Research Unit and the Tarbes Research Brigade quickly focused on the trail of the “passionate” crime. During a press conference held at the Tarbes court on Wednesday afternoon, the Tarbes prosecutor confirmed that “the two victims were romantically involved for several weeks as part of a school trip“. And add that “The investigation is directed to the family sphere“, the judge elaborated.
Dozens of gendarmes have been mobilized to find the suspect, but so far they are in vain. The Sparrowhawk program was also launched and a team from the Toulouse branch of the GIGN was mobilized on the ground. Cedric Toulain is also being followed by the police near Jaca in the Aragon province of Spain, where his motorcycle was found. “He is wanted in the Jaca sector, Spain, as well as our department and related agencies.”, according to the Tarbes prosecutor, who has since resigned in favor of his colleague in Pau. In addition, contact was briefly established with the suspect at the beginning of the run, but it was quickly lost.
As the facts show, Cedric Tolane will arrive on a motorcycle at the level of the first victim’s home, a 55-year-old physical education teacher, to shoot him and his ex-wife. The latter, who was 32 years old and who taught French at the Desai College in Tarbes, was found lying in one of the streets of the town of Pujastruk late Monday afternoon by neighbors who alerted the gendarmes. Arriving at the place, they also found a fifty-year-old young man who died in his house a few meters away.
Anyone with information that could help the investigation progress is invited to contact the Toulouse Investigations Unit on this toll-free number available 24 hours a day: 05.62.34.81.93.
Source: Le Figaro
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