Geneva police arrest French murder suspect

Geneva police have arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of a murder in Paris.

French police found the body of a 19-year-old woman on Saturday.

She was a student at the University of Paris-Dauphine.

According to the TV network, BFMTV, the man already has a record – he was sentenced to 7 years in jail for raping a woman in 2019.

He was released early with a view to be deported to his home country of Morocco.

Police say he was tracked by his phone. He was detained at Cornavin train station. 

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