© AFP
The man was taken into custody on Friday and charged with murder and manslaughter.
According to the judiciary, the Grand Ducal police have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering the woman whose dismembered body was discovered on 19 September in Mont-Saint-Martin, a town just across the French border.
The 48 year old suspect was placed in custody by order of the public prosecutor on Friday, and will be investigated for murder and manslaughter alongside the ongoing investigations from the judicial police.
Investigators were able to identify the 40 year old woman with Portuguese roots by her tattoos, with her identity later confirmed through DNA analyses. Once established that the victim lived in Luxembourg, the public prosecutor of Nancy transferred the case to the Diekirch prosecution.
In a statement, the Diekirch prosecutor said the suspect is deemed innocent until proven guilty, and added that further details are unlikely to be made public in order to prevent any disruption to the investigation.
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