Who murdered the Monegasque billionaire heiress Hélène Pastor? French investigators have a total of 20 suspects arrested – including the daughter of the dead as well as her son.

The murder of one of the most powerful women in Monaco rocked early May, the Côte d’Azur. Hélène Pastor, 77 years old, worth billions, was shot after leaving a hospital in Nice from an unknown person. A little later she died of her injuries. Now the investigators have arrested the daughter of real estate heiress and her son.

The lawyer of Sylvia Pastor Ratkowski and her husband Wojciech Janowski would not comment on the arrest. Janowski is a Polish Honorary Consul in Monaco. According to the local newspaper “Nice-Matin” to have been awarded, among others, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the influential businessman.

In connection with the murder of businesswoman total of 20 people were arrested in Nice, Marseille and Rennes, it was from legal circles. According to the news portal “M6” are among the suspects and the two alleged gunman, with a sawed-off rifle at Pastor and their chauffeur, Mohammed Darwich, fired on May 6. The masked perpetrator and an accomplice fled on a motorcycle.

The murder of Hélène Pastor is already one of the most enigmatic in the history of the Principality. Initially it was speculated that it was a contract killing of the Italian Mafia. Now the developments point to a family conflict. According to “Le Parisien”, the prosecutor’s office will not comment from Marseille on Tuesday on the developments.

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