A call for witnesses was launched by the Besançon public prosecutor's office to find a 38-year-old man of Afghan origin who was suspected of killing his wife in the street with several stab wounds. The woman was housed in a home for victims of domestic violence after she repeatedly lodged a complaint against her husband. "The villainous nature of the aggression is excluded," said the prosecutor, making her husband "the suspect number 1"
The prosecution of Besançon launched Wednesday a call for witnesses to find a 38-year-old Afghan, suspected of killing the day before his wife in the street. "The operation of a camera in the city of Besançon highlighted the presence of an individual who followed the victim [...] . The finer exploitation of all means of video protection has confirmed that it was her husband, " said Etienne Manteaux, prosecutor of the Republic of Besancon, at a press conference.
"The suspect is a 38-year-old Afghan man, 1.75 meters tall. He wears a tattoo on his right shoulder " , said the commissioner Charly Kmyta, head of the departmental safety of Besançon. The suspect is believed to have killed his wife, a 34-year-old Afghan mother of three children aged 9, 12 and 16, around noon on Tuesday.
The "suspect number 1"
"The victim was stabbed several times at the torso and neck. The sharper and sharper object caused his death by rupture of the aorta, " police said. She was housed in a home for victims of domestic violence after having repeatedly lodged a complaint against her husband and was the subject of a protection order in July issued by a family affairs judge, who was supposed to prevent her husband from approach.
None of his personal belongings were stolen during the attack. "The villainous nature of aggression is excluded," said Etienne Manteaux, making her husband "the suspect number one . " "Anyone likely to advance the investigation is invited to contact the police station Besançon," said Charly Kmyta.