The body of French Jewish politician from a Paris suburb has been found severely beaten.
Alain Ghozland, 73, a municipal counsilor in Creteil, is believed to have been murdered, but police have no leads in the investigation into his death, French media reports. Police say they are not ruling out any avenues of investigation, and are awaiting an autopsy .
Ghozland’s body was found Tuesday morning after his brother called police because Alain Ghozland failed to show up at their synagogue, as he usually does each morning, the news channel RTL reported.
Ghozland’s apartment was ransacked, possibly by the intruders, with bank cards and other valuables missing, according to police.
Creteil, about seven miles from the heart of Paris, was the site of a rape and robbery committed in December 2014 against a Jewish couple by robbers who said they were targeted because they were Jews.
— with JTA
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