The Military Prosecutor’s Office attached to the Bucharest Military Court took over the investigation in the case of the French soldier found dead on Sunday in a hotel room in the Capital City, judicial sources told Agerpres.

The on-site investigation is carried out by the Homicide Service of the Bucharest Police, under the supervision of a military prosecutor.

According to some judicial sources, investigators are currently considering the possibility of a suicide.

A French soldier was found dead in a hotel room in the northern part of Bucharest, with a pair of scissors stuck in his neck. The discovery was made by a maid.

The soldier is part of the French battalion deployed at the Cincu military base, part of the NATO Battle Group in Romania.

Agerpres