Louise, 11, vanished on her way home from school in northern France on Friday.
An 11-year-old girl in France was found dead in a wooded area near her school hours after she went missing, officials said Saturday.
The girl, identified as Louise, disappeared around 2 p.m. Friday while on her way home from André Maurois middle school in northern France, officials in the commune of Épinay-sur-Orge said. Épinay-sur-Orge is located south of Paris.
Investigators searched the woods using tracking dogs, helicopters and drones before eventually finding the girl’s body.
"It was with great emotion that we learned that Louise's body had been found lifeless that night, in the Bois des Templiers," police wrote in French in a press release posted on Facebook. "As soon as her disappearance was reported, all means were deployed to try to find her."
An autopsy determined she suffered "numerous wounds committed with a sharp object," said Grégoire Dulin, the Evry public prosecutor, per Le Parisien. A murder weapon was not immediately recovered.
Dulin said authorities had opened an investigation for the "murder of a minor under 15."
Police detained a 23-year-old man, who was seen on security footage walking behind Louise, and his 20-year-old girlfriend, according to French news outlets. Police released the pair from custody later Saturday.
On Monday, police made two new arrests: a 23-year-old man and his 55-year-old mother, FranceInfo reported. The 23-year-old is suspected of murdering Louise, while his mother is accused of failing to report a crime.
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