Decapitated body found in French terrorist attack identified as suspect's boss

A headless body found near the gates of a French factory that was attacked Friday morning was "scrawled with Arabic," Reuters reports. Words were also found written on a head, which hung from the factory gate. An Islamist flag was also discovered near the site.

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A source close to the investigation told Reuters that the victim, 50, was the boss of the suspect, a man named Yassin Sahli. The two had been doing a delivery together when the suspect is alleged to have beheaded his manager, then drove the truck into the factory.

Sahli had been under surveillance between 2006 and 2008 on the suspicion that he'd become radicalized. A woman who identified herself as Sahli's wife told Europe 1 that their family lived lives as normal Muslims. "My heart is about to give out," she said.