The husband who killed his wife by crushing him against a wall with his car on Thursday in Venissieux, near Lyon, while he was being prosecuted for domestic violence, was indicted on Saturday morning and imprisoned, he said. AFP with the prosecution. He has been indicted for the count of "murder on spouse" and incurs as such life, says the prosecution.
On Thursday morning at around 7:30 am, the 43-year-old victim was on her way to work when she was repeatedly hit by the vehicle and crushed her against a wall. The man, aged 45, then fled, before going to the police station in Villeurbanne around 9 am, where he was placed in custody.
He explained to the investigators that it was an "accident" and that he only wanted to "get in touch with his wife", with no intention of killing him. Married to the victim for five years, the man, without a criminal record, was summoned to the Criminal Court in October for violence against his wife. While awaiting this hearing, he was placed under judicial control, including the prohibition to contact his wife. The investigation was entrusted to the criminal service of the departmental security.