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Mamadou Kamara, an 18-year-old from the Ivory Coast staying at Cara Mineo, was arrested on suspicion of murdering the couple. A police search of his bag found electronics and jewellery from their house, as well as blood-stained trousers. According to the investigators, at the time of his arrest, he
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