France’s Elysee Presidential Palace’s correspondence department has reportedly received a letter by post containing a severed human finger, destined to French President Emmanuel Macron.
According to French media Valeurs Actuelles, the finger was put in a fridge, as the Elysee made sure the news stayed off the record.
The individual to whom the amputated finger belonged has since been identified, said the same source.
“This immediately triggered the appropriate procedure for cases of distress, so that the individual in question could be taken in charge by the competent services and undergo the appropriate medical follow-up,” a source close to the case told the aforementioned outlet.
A police source and the Paris public prosecutor’s office told AFP on Thursday July 13 that an investigation was opened on Monday into a threat to commit a crime or offence against an elected official.
According to the same media, the fingertip belongs to the author of the letter, who signed it and is said to be suffering from mental problems.
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