Woman’s decapitated body found in home

MARSEILLE: French authorities have found the decapitated body of a woman aged 77 at her home in a southern resort, police said yesterday.

A police source said the authorities were not looking at terrorism as an explanation.

The body of the woman was found in the Mediterranean resort of Agde in the Herault region, the source said.

Police had visited the woman’s home after her son raised concerns that he had not heard from her.

According to another source, the victim’s head was on a table next to the body.

There was no sign of a break-in. The outside gate was closed and the front door was unlocked.