Dismembered body of female French television journalist found under Paris street

A dismembered body found underneath a Paris street belonged to a woman TV journalist, it emerged today. The macabre remains in a service duct are of Caroline Corvalan, 33, who broadcast from the Riviera resort of Cannes for the France 3 station. Detectives have now launched a murder investigation, and have appealed for anybody who knew her to come forward. Ms Corvalan, who was described by colleagues as someone who ‘loved life and journalism’, was reported missing on August 20th after not turning up for work. Last week, on September 24th, maintenance men examining a service duct underneath a street in the 18th arrondissement of Paris found Ms Corvalan’s decomposed torso. The journalist’s remains were so badly mutilated that she could only be identified by her fingerprints. In a further twist, Police said there had been a mysterious burglary at Ms Corvalan's nearby flat. A police source told Le Parisien newspaper: ‘On September 18th, one or more strangers went into her home to steal her phone, a digital tablet, a coat and her handbag.’

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