Gard: 68-Year-Old Man Found Shot at His Home in Alès

The gendarmes have been alerted by a neighbour who has not heard from the victim for more than a week. An investigation for murder has been opened.

The victim had no longer given a sign of life for several days. A neighbour had given the alert. An investigation for murder was opened.

The body of a 68-year-old man was discovered in a state of advanced decomposition in Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas. The autopsy revealed several bullet strikes. It is the fifth murder in a month in the area, according to the prosecutor's office of Alès.

The victim, a 68-year-old man living in Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas, had no longer given a sign of life in recent days. An investigation for murder is conducted by the Alès Public Prosecutor's Office.