The woman has been charged with the "kidnapping, arbitrary detention and abduction" of the man, named as 31-year-old Florent G, her defence counsel Simon Despierre told AFP. There is no indication of how he came into contact with the Australian woman, reportedly a doctoral student in architecture who stayed with him in the hotel, according to the Nantes daily Presse Ocean. "Later, she would say she saw the door of their room open and traces of blood inside and that she did not know what could have happened to her companion," Presse Ocean reported. "She told the examining magistrate she did not harm Florent G," Presse Ocean added. The Nantes public prosecutor declined to comment on the ongoing case.

Source: The Local December 16, 2019 22:18 UTC