Italian police are investigating the death of young man who could ‘challenge’ TikTok

A young French woman found dead in an abandoned church in Italy’s Aosta Valley region last Saturday (06) may have gone there to perform a ceremony. ghost hunting TikTok challengeAccording to Italian police. Authorities are also investigating other hypotheses regarding the death.

The 22-year-old woman, identified as Auriane Nathalie Laisne, left a village near Lyon, France, and told her family: I’d go look for a haunted house in the neighboring country of La Salle. Introduced on the short video app, such competitions have become popular among French youth. CNN.

Days before his death, the victim was seen by La Salle residents walking through the city with a man. Eyewitnesses told police that the duo were dressed as “vampires” and the woman showed herself pale and looks like a “walking corpse”.

Laisne’s body was found by a passerby near the church, next to a pink marshmallow and a package of groceries. There were no documents or mobile phone. Due to the state of decomposition of the body, it is believed that death occurred a few days ago.

Other hypotheses explored

While the hypothesis that the death was related to TikTok’s ghostbusting challenge is the most likely, Italian police are investigating other possibilities. One of them is this ritual sacrifice or “consensual killing”The autopsy revealed that in addition to being shot at, the young woman was also stabbed several times in the abdomen and neck.

Additionally, it is not excluded that the victim goes to the venue to attend an event. Joke in abandoned church, a joke to be shown on the social network. Local authorities are also investigating two missing cases in the area that may be linked to the TikTokker’s death.

According to daily mailThe person who accompanied Laisne in the city was 21-year-old Italian Teima Sohaib. He was arrested in Lyon this week on suspicion of murder. The resident of southeastern France had been wanted by police since March for “violation of judicial control”.