Jean Francois Poinard
Jean Francois Poinard:The body of a famous French chef was found hidden in the freezer – two years after he went missing.
Detectives found the body frozen, Jean-François Poinard after his girlfriend Guylene Collober, 51, told her daughter “something unfortunate” happened to him.
71-year-old body, believed to have been hidden in a freezer at their home in Lyon for a period of up to 2 years.
He was found in the fetal position, covered with plastic bags.
Ms. Collober said that made a revelation to her daughter during a night out.
Her daughter told police, who discovered the body of Mr. Poinard at the apartment.
Ms. Collober, as they say, collapsed in tears when officers arrived, saying: “I think you’ll find what you’re looking for.”
A police spokesman said: “The initial analysis indicates the body could have been there for up to 2 years.
“The complete autopsy will be carried out to open the exact cause of death.”
He said Ms. Collober was taken into custody on charges of concealing the body, and that further costs will depend on the results of post-mortem.
Mr. Poinard was a famous chef in the 1970′s and 80′s, and ran several restaurants in the French culinary capital of Lyon.
He was named by critics nutrition
